Wisconsin sawmill has agreed to stop hiring children after a 16-year-old died on the job
Wisconsin sawmill has agreed to stop hiring children after a 16-year-old died on the job
Wisconsin sawmill has agreed to stop hiring children after a 16-year-old died on the job
An official with the US Department of Labor said Florence Hardwoods "risked the life of a child by allowing him to operate dangerous equipment."
In July, 16-year-old Michael Schuls died of "traumatic asphyxia," according to the local coroner's office, two days after he became trapped on a conveyor for freshly cut stacks of lumber while working at Florence Hardwoods, the Green Bay Press-Gazette reported. His funeral was attended by "hundreds" of people, according to a GoFundMe that was set up to support his family.
A report from the Florence County Sheriff's Office, obtained by the Press-Gazette, said Schuls had been left alone on the job and was seen on video trying to "straighten out the wood" on the conveyor, where he became trapped. He was discovered 17 minutes later.