Apr
24
Silicosis Lawsuits Ever-Increasing
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Silicosis is an incurable lung disease condition, similar to mesothelioma cancer, in which individuals mining crystalline silica and breathing in the dust can become infected and die within only a few years.
Silicosis is an incurable form of lung disease that is caused through the inhalation of silica dust. Silicosis in today’s society is most known through an incident in the 1930s known as Hawk’s Nest, which occurred in West Virginia. Here, workers were ordered to blast through and mine using dynamite without respiratory protective gear. Not even a year later, many of those workers began to die because of their serious respiratory difficulties.