Category: Safety

Australia: Massive fine for stone company

by cameron | Mar 1, 2022 | Around the Globe, News, Safety | 0

Tasmanian firm faces $500,000 fine to pay after three of its workers came down with silicosis from dry fabrication of countertops.

Granite Firm Container Blast Attributed to Fuel Inside

by Slab & Sheet | Feb 2, 2022 | News, Safety | 0

Melting ice with a torch led to explosion that killed one and injured two at Ohio granite shop.

1 killed, 2 hurt in explosion at Ohio granite shop

by Slab & Sheet | Feb 1, 2022 | News, Safety | 0

One man was killed and two women were injured in an explosion Monday morning at an Ohio granite shop.

Father’s legal quest following son’s work-related death stymied by Texas law

by cameron | Apr 2, 2021 | Safety | 0

Lloyd Fisher cannot get punitive damages for his son’s 2019 death on the job. Now he’s seeking a change for parents in Texas.

U.K.: Company Fined After Angle Grinder Slices User’s Face

by cameron | Dec 9, 2020 | Safety | 0

Penalty of £24,000 plus £1,412.24 in costs after employee cuts his face when an angle grinder kicked-back.

Doctors at Brisbane’s Prince Charles Hospital say they have found a potential cure for deadly silicosis disease

by cameron | Nov 13, 2020 | News, Safety | 0

Queensland doctors are hopeful they have found a cure for deadly silicosis lung disease, most frequently caused by inhaling toxic dust while cutting artificial stone.

Exposure to Silica from Manufacture and Installation of Quartz Countertops

by cameron | Oct 22, 2020 | Safety, Silicosis | 0

The combination of these materials can contain more than 90% silica.

PAKISTAN: Mohmand Marble Mine Toll Reaches 27

by cameron | Sep 13, 2020 | News, Safety | 0

GHALLANAI: The death toll from the Ziarat marble mine collapse incident in Mohmand district hit 27...

Pakistan Marble Mine Collapse Toll Rises to 26

by cameron | Sep 10, 2020 | Around the Globe, Safety | 0

The death toll rose to 26 in the marble mine collapse in Pakistan’s Ziarat Ghar mountain, even as the search for seven missing people continued on Thursday

2 Killed, 1 Injured While Unloading Marble Tiles in Mumbai

by cameron | Aug 30, 2020 | Around the Globe, Safety | 0

Two labourers were crushed to death and one was injured while trying to unload heavy marble tiles from a truck inside the IIT-Bombay campus at Powai.

Spain: Worker Killed By Falling Slab Of Marble

by Slab & Sheet | Jun 19, 2020 | Around the Globe, Safety | 0

Emergency Services could do nothing to save the life of a 34 year old man Wednesday evening in the Industrial Park of La Cavila in Caravaca de la Cruz.

TX Truck Loses Marble Slabs Near Tyler

by Slab & Sheet | Apr 28, 2020 | Safety | 0

A semi-truck lost its load of marble, which broke into hundreds of pieces all over the roadway near Tyler, Texas.

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