Additionally, cutting ... form of silicosis—which typically develops after decades of exposure in industries like mining or sandblasting—the form now affecting artificial stone workers ...

This new wave of occupational illness is directly linked to the popularity of artificial ... Cut in Half in the Northeast Valley - Is banning engineered stone the only solution to the silicosis ...

Traditionally, silicosis was seen ... The high silica content in artificial stone and the fabrication process—particularly cutting, grinding, and polishing—generate enormous amounts of nano ...

For those suffering from silicosis (mostly immigrants from Latin and Central America) — a deadly disease experienced by cutting, sanding, drilling artificial stone which can cause the inhalation of ...

“The doctor called me and said, ‘Dennys, I have to tell you something, you have two years to live,’” recalls Dennys René Rivas Williams, who suffered from a severe lung disease. With every breath he ...

“Silicosis is an occupational lung disease caused by inhaling silica dust while cutting, sanding, drilling, or polishing artificial stone,” explained José Escobar from the Los Angeles County ...

The mortal danger to construction workers from silica dust is getting worse Stonemason Stuart Johnson would come home from ...