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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.
Posted inWorkplace

Ancient Lung Disease Strikes Countertop Cutters in Southern California

by Jim Morris and Leslie Berestein Rojas December 2, 2022June 6, 2023

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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