Caked in dust, his head, face and overalls matted with a toxic, grey film, the photos of Luke Bunker at work tell their own grim story. In November last year, he was diagnosed with silicosis, ...

For more than 15 years, Oscar worked nearly seven days a week in the San Fernando Valley of Los Angeles, cutting and polishing stone countertops for kitchens and bathrooms. He didn’t know the ...

Health officials in Massachusetts issued a safety alert after a man who has worked with stone countertops for over a decade was recently diagnosed with silicosis, a potentially fatal lung disease that ...

Silicosis—a devastating, incurable lung disease caused by inhaling silica dust—is surging worldwide, fueled by a new wave of aggressive cases in young tradespeople working with engineered stone.

César Manuel González, 37, used to work with stone that was engineered to endure: dense, polished slabs designed to outlast the kitchens in which they were installed. Engineered quartz countertops ...

A popular material for kitchen countertops has been linked to a life-threatening lung disease, silicosis. Health officials in Massachusetts just announced the first confirmed case in the stone ...

WE TURN TO FIVE ON YOUR HEALTH TONIGHT IN THE STATE’S FIRST CONFIRMED CASE OF SILICOSIS. OFFICIALS SAY THAT IT’S A LUNG DISEASE THAT IS DANGEROUS BUT IS ALSO PREVENTABLE AID. DID I SAY IT CORRECTLY?

Wade Hanicker lives near Tampa, Fla., and he started making countertops about 15 years ago. He used saws and other power tools to cut and polish big, heavy slabs of raw stone so that they'd fit ...

Silicosis is an often deadly lung disease linked to inhaling toxic dust from cutting engineered stone. California has passed new safety measures for workers in the last few years, but doctors say they ...

Fine dust that you can’t see lurks in the air inside any heavily used workshop, and it does serious damage to your lungs over time. Not all dust is equal: Silica, metal, wood, and fibrous dust carry ...

This article was produced by Capital & Main. It is published here with permission. For more than 15 years, Oscar worked nearly seven days a week in the San Fernando Valley of Los Angeles, cutting and ...