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Stone countertop workers are getting sick and dying due to exposure to silica dust
GREENFIELDBOYCE: But compared to granite or marble, quartz contains a lot more of the mineral silica. Silica dust can fly into the air when a slab of raw countertop material gets cut to order ...
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Young men making quartz countertops are facing lung damage. One state is taking action
The disease, silicosis, is caused by silica dust that can fly into the air when a raw slab of countertop material gets cut to fulfill a customer's order. While natural stone like granite contains ...
Los Angeles Times1y
California workers who cut countertops are dying of an incurable disease
Inside the row of workshops in an industrial stretch of Pacoima, men labored over hefty slabs of speckled stone ... he made a living by cutting, polishing and installing countertops in and ...
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The production of crushed quartz countertops may be causing deadly lung issues in workers
Workers who cut and shape those slabs often work in a haze of silica dust, and many are now becoming sick. The rise of engineered stone countertops, preferred for their heat resistance and variety ...
Los Angeles Times8mon
Safer stone? New countertop options emerge amid concerns over silicosis and worker deaths
health officials have confirmed 180 cases of silicosis among countertop cutters in less than six years, resulting in at least 13 deaths. Engineered stone manufacturers say their slabs can be cut ...
CBS News1y
Workers who cut crushed quartz countertops say they are falling ill from a deadly lung disease: "I wouldn't wish this upon my worst enemy"
Workers who cut and shape those slabs often work in a haze of silica dust, and many are now becoming sick. The rise of engineered stone countertops, preferred for their heat resistance and variety ...