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20 Αυγ 2020 · If a manager instructed an employee to work in unsafe environmental conditions or without safety equipment, exposing the employee to silica dust, the employee may be able to obtain legal damages from their employer.
16 Νοε 2023 · Those diagnosed with silicosis from their exposure to silica dust during employment may receive financial compensation from a silicosis lawsuit. Occupational exposure to silica dust particles from construction materials and stones such as quartz and granite is the leading cause of silicosis.
20 Μαΐ 2021 · The study provides to our knowledge the first systematic review of the epidemiological evidence for an association identified at least a century ago, viz. that occupational inhalation of silica dust increases the risk of pulmonary tuberculosis in co-exposed populations.
13 Φεβ 2024 · Millions of U.S. workers are exposed to respirable crystalline silica (RCS) in a variety of industries. Silica dust can be released in the air when working. Workers exposed to RCS can develop serious lung disease.
11 Ιουλ 2023 · Silicosis is an irreversible and fatal pneumoconiosis affecting millions of workers worldwide who are exposed to silica dust [1]. Mining, tunneling, quarrying, sculpturing, foundries, and manufacturing of building construction materials are some of the key industries in which workers are exposed to silica dust [2].
13 Δεκ 2023 · Silicosis is an ancient job-related lung disease affecting construction workers and miners who come in contact with silica dust. But in recent decades, it also has been affecting younger workers who fabricate artificial stone, which is used for countertops and has a high silica concentration.
4 Νοε 2016 · We have shown, through this meta-analysis that the risk of lung cancer is higher in workers exposed to crystalline silica dust but the exact mechanism of carcinogenicity in human beings are yet to be determined. Three mechanisms have been proposed based on experimental studies in animals.
