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2. California bill calls for certification for stonecutting ...

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   Attorneys representing California countertop cutters have also filed scores of lawsuits against manufacturers of the artificial slabs, arguing that the dangers of engineered stone outweigh its ...

3. Incurable silicosis cost a countertop cutter his lungs. Are ...

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   Health researchers have tied the surge in silicosis cases among countertop cutters to the booming popularity of engineered or artificial stone, which is typically much higher in silica than ...

4. California workers who cut countertops are dying of an ... - AOL

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   Leobardo Segura Meza, 27, of Pacoima suffers from silicosis, an incurable lung disease that has been afflicting workers who cut and polish engineered stone high in crystalline silica.

5. Journeymen Stonecutters' Association of North America

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   The Journeymen Stonecutters' Association of North America (JSANA) was a labor union representing workers involved in cutting and shaping stone for construction in the United States and Canada. The union was founded on December 5, 1887 at a conference in Chicago .

6. List of quarries in the United States - Wikipedia

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   According to Marble.com, in 2016 there were 276 quarries producing natural stone in 34 states, and states producing the most granite were Texas, Massachusetts, Indiana, Wisconsin, and Georgia. [1] The term "quarry" refers also to sites producing aggregate, molding sand, or other resources besides cut stone.

7. Tile, Marble, Terrazzo, Finishers', Shopworkers' and Granite ...

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   The Tile, Marble, Terrazzo, Finishers', Shopworkers' and Granite Cutters' International Union (TMT) was a labor union representing construction workers who used marble and similar decorative materials, in the United States and Canada. History The union was founded in 1901 as the International Association of Marble Workers in Detroit, United States. On January 11, 1902, it was chartered by the ...