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• Fabricated Stone Workers May Face Risk of New Lung Disease: Silicosarcoidosis

  May 19, 2025

  Irvin Jackson

  A group of international researchers have found that stone cutters are often diagnosed with both silicosis and an inflammatory lung condition known as sarcoidosis, leading them to coin the term silicosarcoidosis.

• Silicosis Diagnosis Test Can Use AI To Detect Deadly Condition in Minutes

  March 28, 2025

  Irvin Jackson

  A new AI-powered diagnostic test can diagnose silicosis in minutes, according to the findings of a new study.

• Stone Fabricator Files Lawsuit Over Lung Disease, Silicosis From Quartz Countertops

  March 13, 2025

  Irvin Jackson

  A Northern California man has filed a lawsuit against dozens of quartz countertop providers, indicating he developed silicosis and lung disease after nearly 25 years working as a stone fabricator.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• Quartz Countertops Silicosis Lawsuit Filed By Engineered Stone Cutter and Installer

  October 30, 2024

  Russell Maas

  A California man has filed a lawsuit against manufacturers and distributors of quartz countertops, indicating that workers were not adequately warned about side effects of inhaling silica dust released while cutting, grinding and polishing the engineered stone products.