Quartz Countertop Crisis: 31 Dead and Nearly 600 California Workers Sickened by Silicosis
Quartz Countertop Crisis: 31 Dead and Nearly 600 California Workers Sickened by Silicosis A growing occupational-health crisis in California is putting the spotlight on an unexpected workplace hazard: engineered quartz countertops. Nearly 600 countertop fabrication workers have been diagnosed with silicosis since 2019, and at least 31 have died, according to newly reported California data....
TheBusinessNow
Aug 16, 2026
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