Engineered-stone countertops contain up to 95% crystalline silica — and cutting them has created a silicosis epidemic among fabrication workers. California alone has confirmed hundreds of cases, and early verdicts are already large.
Engineered stone — quartz countertop material — contains up to 95% crystalline silica, far more than natural stone. Cutting, grinding, and polishing it releases respirable silica dust that causes silicosis, an incurable and often progressive lung disease.
The crisis has hit fabrication workers — often young, immigrant workers in small shops — with hundreds of confirmed cases in California alone and cases rising nationally. In 2024, a California jury returned a landmark verdict exceeding $50 million against engineered-stone manufacturers.
Claims allege manufacturers knew their products would be dry-cut in fabrication shops, knew silica content created extreme hazard, and failed to warn fabricators or require wet-cutting and respiratory protection.
Silicosis litigation is early-stage but producing major results — including a landmark 2024 California jury verdict over $50 million. Hundreds of cases are confirmed in California, and filings are expanding to other states.
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