Much of the court case revolved around the kinds of measures needed to protect workers from silica dust from engineered stone, as a string of experts testified about the risks of cutting such slabs.

Mondragon said he is just now getting warnings about the dangers of engineered stone cutting. "It's scary just to know that we're out here making a living and people get sick over some dust that ...

Workers making artificial-stone slabs for the most popular type of countertops sold in the United States are developing a potentially deadly, irreversible lung disease from tiny particles of toxic ...

Inside the row of workshops in an industrial stretch of Pacoima, men labored over hefty slabs of speckled stone ... cutting, polishing and installing countertops in and around Los Angeles County ...

The danger of engineered stone lies in the dust generated during the cutting, grinding, and polishing processes, which are typically undertaken during manufacturing or installation. By virtue of ...

Segura-Meza wore a mask and used tools to reduce dust from cutting and grinding the engineered stone, but still, in February 2022, he went to the emergency room with shortness of breath ...

Health experts say cutting, sawing and crushing stone slabs can lead to the exposure of silica dust that goes into the air and into a person’s lungs, causing silicosis. And engineering stone ...

California workplace regulators have committed to fast-tracking the development of new rules to protect countertop fabrication workers who are inhaling toxic silica dust that doctors ... that with ...