Teen dies in sawmill accident as US states aim to roll back child labor laws

Investigation underway after police were called to find unresponsive teenager last week at Florence Hardwoods sawmill

A 16-year-old boy has died following an industrial accident at a sawmill in Wisconsin.

Police received an early-morning call last Thursday regarding an unresponsive teenager at Florence Hardwoods, a sawmill in northern Wisconsin, according to the Florence county sheriff's office. Deputies and paramedics transported the teenager to a local hospital before transferring him to Milwaukee children's hospital.