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Juan Rodrigo Gonzalez Morin, 36, developed an accelerated form of the deadly lung disease silicosis after cutting and grinding artificial stone countertops in the Los Angeles area.
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Ancient Lung Disease Strikes Countertop Cutters in Southern California

by Jim Morris and Leslie Berestein Rojas December 2, 2022December 19, 2022

Since January 2016, at least 30 artificial-stone fabricators in the Los Angeles area have been diagnosed with an accelerated form of silicosis, a deadly, dust-related illness.

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