Ga. company violates child labor laws; teen suffers partial amputation
A teenaged employee who was required to operate a press break and sheer cutting machine – in violation of child labor laws – had his thumb partially amputated in a workplace accident.
Federal investigators found that B & M Metals of Murrayville, Georgia violated the child labor provisions of theFair Labor Standards Act. Federal law prohibits workers under the age of 18 from operating power-driven metal forming, punching, and shearing machines, including press breaks and sheer cutting machines.