title: Notes from the field: silicosis in a countertop fabricator - Texas, 2014.
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.
authors: Gary K
authors: GK
authors: Friedman
authors: Robert
authors: R
authors: Harrison
authors: Heidi
authors: H
authors: Bojes
authors: Karen
authors: K
authors: Worthington
authors: Margaret
authors: M
authors: Filios
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004391:Dust; D005355:Fibrosis; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D066192:Manufacturing Industry; D016273:Occupational Exposure / Q000009:adverse effects*; D011791:Quartz / Q000633:toxicity*; D012829:Silicosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D013781:Texas
chemical_list: D004391:Dust; D011791:Quartz