The harms of silica have been known since at least the 1930s, when the Department of Labor led a campaign to “Stop Silicosis,” a pneumoconiosis associated with inhaling silica dust.

Silicosis and coal workers' pneumoconiosis: Bilateral symmetric hilar adenopathy is usually associated with diffuse nodular or reticulonodular disease in both lungs in silicosis and coal workers ...

Pneumoconiosis is a lung disease that affects miners, builders, and other workers who breathe in certain kinds of dust on the job. Over time, the dust gathers in your lungs, and you may find it ...

Common forms of pneumoconiosis are asbestosis, silicosis, mixed-dust pneumoconiosis, and byssinosis, and they all are considered occupational lung diseases. 4-7 One of the most well-known types of ...

They say they got sick from doing their job, and now they’re being denied worker’s comp benefits Or, it turns out, they’re employers may not even have proper coverage. The NBC4 I-Team and ...

Although coal workers' pneumoconiosis (CWP) is caused by dust inhalation inside and around coal mines, other contributing factors such as geological and mining parameters, mining technology ...

In a decision watched closely by silicosis experts and the stone industry, jurors deliberating at Stanley Mosk Courthouse in downtown L.A. decided largely in favor of Gustavo Reyes Gonzalez ...

The NBC4 I-Team and Telemundo 52 Investiga have been looking into the increasing number of silicosis cases in California. Silicosis is a lung disease affecting stone-cutting workers working with ...