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Stone countertop silicosis outbreak 2026
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FIRST ENTRY AUG 15
AUG 15 · Day 1
Study reports 31 dead, nearly 600 ill from lung disease linked to stone countertop exposure
Silicosis is a progressive, incurable fibrotic lung disease caused by inhalation of respirable crystalline silica.
The report states that hazardous worker exposures persist in California despite interventions.
The first known case worker was diagnosed at age 32 and died of respiratory failure at age 38.
MAR 16 · Day -151