Durango Marble, Sun Valley: Cal/OSHA silica citation
Durango Marble, in Sun Valley, California, got a citation from Cal/OSHA because workers were exposed to silica dust. On August 27, 2024, the citation was made public.
What inspectors found at the whole workplace goes in the citation; your own health and work there decide whether you can claim.
- Penalty proposed, for all hazards
- $18,785
- Violations found, covering all hazards cited
- Serious: 2; other‑than‑serious: 6
- Announced
- August 27, 2024
- Citation issued by
- Cal/OSHA
- Where
- Sun Valley, California
- Kind of work
- Work with stone
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Inspection reason: An enforcement effort aimed at silicosis cases that were rising among stone workers.
Findings on silica dust
- Effective methods to suppress dust were not used.
- Employees did not receive powered air-purifying respirators that were full-face and tight-fitting
The citation's other hazards
- 1 regulatory violation was cited as well.
Did you work at Durango Marble?
Most new US cases of silicosis now show up in shops cutting quartz and other engineered stone. Two routes may be available if your work at Durango Marble in Sun Valley involved cutting, grinding or polishing slabs: a workers' comp claim through the employer's insurance, and a suit against the companies that made the stone.
Two ways to claim in California
Workers' comp claims in California
- to file for workers' comp, from when it disabled you and you knew work caused it
- 1 year
- to send your employer notice in writing
- 30 days
The Department of Industrial Relations, Division of Workers' Compensation is where you file a workers' comp claim in California (official site).
Written notice to your employer is due within 30 days, and your filing deadline is one year past the injury date. With silicosis, that date is the day the illness first disabled you and you knew your job caused it, or should have. (California Labor Code §5400, §5405 and §5412)
A lawsuit against the manufacturers
A suit aimed at whoever made the stone or the equipment counts as a different claim, with a deadline all its own. How silicosis lawsuits work
Can't tell which company made your stone or your equipment? Labels on slabs or tools, along with pay stubs and job photos, can help a lawyer figure it out.
Free claim review by phone
All silica citations in California
The official source is the Cal/OSHA news release. Cal/OSHA news releases are the source, and these records get monthly updates.
Silica citations in California: other employers
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