Crystalline silica dust from fabricating quartz kitchen countertops is killing the young workers who fabricate them, often by age 50.
https://theconversation.com/quartz-countertops-are-driving-a-public-health-crisis-in-the-us-2-occupational-health-experts-explain-the-surge-of-lung-transplants-and-lawsuits-284888
Quartz countertops are driving a public health crisis in the US – 2 occupational health experts explain the surge of lung transplants and lawsuits

Workers are facing a preventable and incurable lung disease from a material being used to renovate kitchens in millions of American homes.

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Workers dying for the affluent suburbanites is so American. And I'm pretty sure...no or minimum safety gear and no extractors.