LB Quality Stone Experts Inc., Sun Valley: Cal/OSHA silica citation
Workers were exposed to silica dust, and Cal/OSHA cited LB Quality Stone Experts Inc. in Sun Valley, California for it. The citation came out on August 27, 2024.
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 for every hazard cited
- 2 serious and 6 that are other-than-serious
- Announced
- August 27, 2024
- Agency
- Cal/OSHA
- Where
- Sun Valley, California
- Work type
- Working with stone
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Inspection reason: Part of an enforcement push responding to more silicosis cases among stone workers.
Silica dust: the findings
- Failed to use methods that suppress dust effectively
- Employees were not given tight-fitting, full-face powered air-purifying respirators
More hazards from this same citation
- The citation also lists 1 regulatory violation
If your job was at LB Quality Stone Experts
Most new silicosis cases in the US now show up at shops that cut engineered stone like quartz. If cutting, grinding or polishing slabs was part of your work for LB Quality Stone Experts, the Sun Valley shop, two claims may be yours. They are workers' comp through insurance your employer carries, and a lawsuit against the companies that produced 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
Source: the official Cal/OSHA announcement. Cal/OSHA news releases are where these records come from, and they're refreshed monthly.
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