US EditionBrayton Purcell LLP Reports On New Medical Review Highlighting Rising Health Crisis Among Artificial Stone Workers
- A medical review in the Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology shows a rise in serious lung diseases among artificial stone workers due to exposure to respirable crystalline silica.
- Dr. Jane C. Fazio and colleagues report that workers may develop accelerated silicosis in just two to ten years of exposure.
- Up to 40% of artificial stone workers may have severe forms of silicosis, which can lead to serious health complications like progressive massive fibrosis and respiratory failure.
- Brayton Purcell LLP emphasizes that many workers are not warned about the risks, and those diagnosed may be eligible for compensation and require early diagnosis.
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