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Silicosis

Silicosis is a fibronodular lung disease found in workers who inhale large amounts of silica dust into their lungs. Common in the mining, foundry and refinery industries, silica usually begins with few or no symptoms at all, but can blossom into a dangerous disease leading to lung cancer, tuberculosis, lung transplants, or even death. Silica is 100 percent preventable with the proper safety equipment, and treatments include antibiotics and cough-suppression methods.

Fast Facts

Disease name: Silicosis
Cause: Inhalation of significant amounts of silica dust found at construction and other occupational sites
Symptoms: Symptoms may not initially be severe, but may eventually include coughing, shortness of breath, chest pain, fever, change in breathing patterns and loss of appetite.
Treatment: Antibiotics, mitigation of exacerbating effects, cough treatment, lung transplant in extreme cases
Industries: Mining, sandblasting, refineries, refractories, foundries, raw materials plants, furnace installation, casting plants
Related topics: Occupational disease, asbestos, silica

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Silicosis Presents Occupational Risks

Silicosis is a fibronodular lung disease caused by inhaling excessive amounts of silica dust. Silica is a common mineral found in sand and rock. In fact, it is the second most-often occurring mineral... read more

Silicosis Litigation on the Rise

In the early 1930s, a mining scandal in Hawk’s Nest, West Virginia rocketed the country, calling attention to the dangers of an industrial mineral called crystalline silica. A construction... read more

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Jury Verdicts Related to Silicosis

______ VERDICT - PRODUCT LIABILITY - ASBESTOS LITIGATION - REVERSED BIFURCATION - DAMAGES ONLY - PLAINTIFF CLAIMS EXPOSURE TO ASBESTOS CAUSED PLEURAL THICKENING AND ASBESTOSIS.

______ VERDICT - ALLEGED NEGLIGENT PERFORMANCE OFCOLONOSCOPY - PERFORATED COLON - ALLEGED NEGLIGENT FAILURE TO TIMELY DIAGNOSE AND REPAIR PERFORATION - NEED FOR SEVERAL SUBSEQUENT SURGERIES - COLOSTOMY - INCISIONAL HERNIA - SUBSEQUENT SURGICAL COMPLICATION OF PERFORATION OF SMALL INTESTINE.

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MSN Newsfeeds Related to Silicosis

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News Articles Related to Silicosis

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