Public Health Alerts: Silicosis Among Workers Fabricating Engineered Stone (‘Quartz’) Countertops in California, 2019-2026

Engineered Stone Countertops Linked to Nearly Three Dozen Deaths and 600 Silicosis Cases

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Hundreds of California stonecutters fall ill with deadly disease ‘for a product we do not need’

Latino men who cut artificial stone countertops in California are falling ill from an incurable and deadly lung disease at an alarming rate, a new study finds.

Public Health Alerts: Silicosis among workers fabricating engineered stone (‘quartz’) countertops in California, 2019-2026

Among 592 patients, the median age at diagnosis was 46, with a mean age at death of 52 for the 31 workers who died.

New Research Documents Growing Silicosis Epidemic Among Quartz Countertop Workers

A new report documenting California's rapidly growing silicosis epidemic among quartz countertop workers underscores the urgent need for a national effort focused on stronger surveillance, earlier diagnosis and policy interventions to protect workers from a preventable yet often fatal occupational lung disease.