Alabama company fined $117,175 over 15-year-old’s fatal fall on first day of work

The U.S. Department of Labor has fined a company $117,175 in connection with the 2019 death of a 15-year-old who plunged 50 feet from a worksite on his first day on the job. According to the DOL, Apex Roofing & Restoration paid the penalties after investigators determined that Apex Roofing & Restoration of Pelham violated child labor laws in employing the teen.

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