Brayton Purcell LLP Responded Today to New National Reporting by Capital & Main on the Worsening Silicosis Crisis in California

Brayton Purcell LLP responded today to new national reporting by Semantha Raquel Norris for Capital & Main, who's in--depth investigation documents the expanding silicosis epidemic affecting ...

Inside the silicosis epidemic that’s killing countertop stonecutters: ‘My lungs had nothing left’

A new law aims to protect workers from silicosis, a lung disease linked to popular household countertops. Experts say it ...

Disease once linked to mining hits workers in countertops industry

Crystalline silica, which is released into the air when workers cut and polish engineered stone for kitchen countertops, can ...
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As black lung cases continue to climb, silica rule delay leaves miners vulnerable

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WCHS) — In his 35 years working underground as a coal miner, it was typical for David Bounds to work ten hours a day and six days a week, only taking off Sunday. However, when it ...
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‘They don’t care:’ Advocates for miners with black lung worry as silica dust rule delayed again

Roosevelt Neal and Gary Hairston (right), members of the Fayette County Black Lung Association, sit in an office building of the U.S. Senate last May. They were visiting Washington, D.C. to speak with ...
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‘Nobody told us it was dangerous’: Quartz countertop boom linked to incurable lung disease among Bay Area workers

A surge in quartz countertop fabrication has triggered a growing epidemic of silicosis — an incurable lung disease — among ...
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Silica dust, heavy metal, solvents may contribute to myositis with lung involvement

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . “We worked with Christine Parks, PhD, MSPH, epidemiologist in the Chronic Disease Epidemiology Group of the ...
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Fine dust particles in your workshop are damaging your eyes and lungs. Here’s how to prevent exposure.

Fine dust that you can’t see lurks in the air inside any heavily used workshop, and it does serious damage to your lungs over time. Not all dust is equal: Silica, metal, wood, and fibrous dust carry ...
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Ajmer's viral 'mini Switzerland' isn't snow, it's marble waste linked to lung disease

Tourists are flocking to Rajasthan's viral "snow yard" made from marble slurry, but experts warn that the white landscape may ...
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‘My Lungs Had Nothing Left’: Inside the Epidemic Killing Countertop Stonecutters

A new California law aims to protect workers from silicosis, an incurable lung disease that has killed 29 people in the state and sickened hundreds. Experts say it isn’t enough.
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Fine Dust Particles in Your Workshop Are Damaging Your Eyes and Lungs. Here’s How to Prevent Exposure.

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Fine Dust Particles in Your Workshop Are Damaging Your Eyes and Lungs. Here’s How to Prevent Exposure.

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." I spent the better part of my adult life on huge construction sites, where I was constantly breathing in ...