Brayton Purcell LLP Highlights Investigative Report on California's Silicosis Crisis Linked to Artificial Stone

Brayton Purcell LLP is calling attention to a newly published investigative report detailing California regulators' response to a growing silicosis crisis among countertop fabrication workers exposed to artificial stone. José Luis Mártir, a stone fabrication worker diagnosed with silicosis, testifies at a meeting of the Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board. Photo by Semantha Raquel Norris.

Brayton Purcell LLP Highlights Investigative Report on California's Silicosis Crisis Linked to Artificial Stone. Brayton Purcell LLP is calling attention to a newly published investigative report detailing California regulators' response to a growing silicosis crisis among countertop fabrication workers exposed to artificial stone. José Luis Mártir, a stone fabrication worker diagnosed with silicosis, testifies at a meeting of the Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board. Photo by Semantha Raquel Norris. The article, "California Moves to Ban Quartz Countertop Fabrication to Combat Silicosis Epidemic," was published on May 27, 2026 by Capital & Main and written by reporter Semantha Raquel Norris. The report documents the California Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board's recent vote to begin rulemaking that would ultimately...