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• Lawsuit Alleges Stone Dust Containing Silica Left Countertop Fabricator With Silicosis, Other Lung Injuries

  February 12, 2025

  Irvin Jackson

  A silicosis lawsuit blames dozens of companies for a California man's development of the potentially deadly lung disease, which has left him in need of a lung transplant.

• Lawsuit Alleges Silicosis Diagnosis Caused by Toxic Dust From Artificial Stone Slab Fabrication

  January 9, 2025

  Irvin Jackson

  A new silicosis lawsuit claims a California man developed the lung disease and other illnesses after working with artificial stone countertops for a decade in San Fernando.

• California OSHA Issues New Silica Exposure Standards for Fabricated Stone Workers

  January 6, 2025

  Irvin Jackson

  California worker safety officials have voted to make permanent emergency rules launched in December 2023 that were meant to prevent silicosis caused by silica dust exposure in the stone countertop industry.

• California Lawmakers Introduce Legislation To Protect Workers From Silicosis Risks

  December 11, 2024

  Irvin Jackson

  New legislation proposed in California seeks to create new training and certification requirements for countertop cutters, fabricators and installers, to prevent worker exposure to silica dust known to cause silicosis.

• Silicosis Lung Transplant Lawsuit Filed By Former Stone Cutter, Countertop Installer

  December 5, 2024

  Irvin Jackson

  California man who worked as a stone cutter and countertop installer for nearly 35 years has filed a silicosis lawsuit, indicating he will require a lung transplant after being diagnosed with the disease in November 2024.

• Caesarstone Faces Lawsuit Filed By Quartz Countertop Cutter Diagnosed With Silicosis

  November 27, 2024

  Irvin Jackson

  A former quartz countertop cutter's silicosis lawsuit indicates that he could have avoided the severe lung damage if warnings had been provided about steps that would have reduced exposure to silica dust.

• Chest X-Rays May Not Be Enough for Silicosis Diagnosis, Study Warns

  November 18, 2024

  Michael Adams

  A new report highlights the difficulties doctors might face when using x-rays, instead of high-resolution CT scans, for diagnosing silicosis among quartz countertop workers and others who breathed silica dust.

• Silicosis Lawsuit Filed Against Artificial Stone Manufacturers, Distributors

  November 11, 2024

  Irvin Jackson

  An artificial stone countertop fabricator and installer has filed a lawsuit after he developed a debilitating lung disease, known as silicosis, alleging that manufacturers failed to protect workers from inhaling dangerous amounts of silica dust.

• Silica Dust Called the “New Asbestos” After Stonemason Silicosis Deaths: BBC

  November 6, 2024

  Irvin Jackson

  BBC report highlights the increasing risk stonemasons face from silica dust in quartz countertops, which can cause a severe and life-threatening lung disease known as silicosis.