[chasd00]

> with hazardous chemicals. At least three were injured.

Windex is a hazardous chemical and scratching yourself on a bandsaw is an injury. Needs more details.

[green_man_lives]

What an argument in bad faith. You are being extremely reductive in order to glaze over the litany of other issues here.

Minors should not be cleaning dangerous equipment in slaughterhouses. Not to mention the lack of labor protections, blatant disregard for existing labor laws, the fact that most of the children are undocumented... need I go on?

[zamalek]

And I was called out for a slippery alope argument when critiquing loosening child labor laws (https://apnews.com/article/child-labor-laws-alabama-ohio-c11...). Seems like we are at the bottom of the slope already.

Either way, disregard for child labor law might not be happening in some of these cases.

[lozenge]

I'm going to guess the companies that are willing to employ kids are not going to report when said child grazes their knee.

[grumple]

You say that like you can't cut off a limb with a bandsaw! [0]

> The accident summaries from 2021 to 2023 show that most injuries involve hands and fingers. While some are only cuts and lacerations, most incidents proceed to partial and full finger amputations.

My guess is that minor injuries usually go unreported.

0. https://www.sawinery.net/bandsaw-accidents/#:~:text=Even%20t....

[jonfw]

These kids are cleaning bandsaw blades, not making furniture with them

[klyrs]

Best quote from that page

> No matter what you’ll use the bandsaw for, loose clothing and pieces of jewelry should be part of your work attire.

[jstanley]

You can cut off a limb with a bandsaw, but scratching yourself and cutting off a limb are different injuries.