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Case Reports
. 2015 Feb 13;64(5):129-30.

Notes from the field: silicosis in a countertop fabricator - Texas, 2014

Gary K Friedman, Robert Harrison, Heidi Bojes, Karen Worthington, Margaret Filios; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Case Reports

Notes from the field: silicosis in a countertop fabricator - Texas, 2014

Gary K Friedman et al. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. .

Abstract

In May 2014, the Texas Department of State Health Services was notified of a case of silicosis with progressive massive fibrosis in a Hispanic male aged 37 years who worked for an engineered stone countertop company as a polisher, laminator, and fabricator. He was exposed to dust for 10 years from working with conglomerate or quartz surfacing materials containing 70%-90% crystalline silica. This is the first reported case of silicosis associated with exposure to quartz surfacing materials in North America.

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