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Florence lumber company responds to DOL investigation
A lumber company fined $1.4 million for safety violations disputed some of the Labor Department's statements following an investigation.
OSHA fines Wisconsin sawmill nearly $1.4M after teen’s death
The Florence-based producer will pay $1.4 million, on top of a previous sum of $200,000, in fines after a 16-year-old's death in one of its sawmills.
Wisconsin sawmill operator agrees to follow federal child labor laws after teen accident death
Florence Hardwoods LLC agreed to pay nearly $200,000 in civil penalties after Michael Schuls, 16, died in an accident
Wisconsin boy killed in sawmill accident was doing work allowed by state law, records suggest
A 16-year-old boy killed in an accident at a Wisconsin sawmill appears to have been doing work allowed by state child labor laws when he was injured, police records obtained Tuesday show.
16-year-old boy dies at Wisconsin sawmill
Workplace safety officials are investigating the death of a 16-year-old boy from injuries he received last week at a Wisconsin sawmill.
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