Valley Marble, Sun Valley: Cal/OSHA silica citation
In Sun Valley, California, Valley Marble received a Cal/OSHA citation because workers were exposed to silica dust. On August 27, 2024, officials made the citation 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, covering all hazards
- $18,785
- The citation's violations, covering all hazards
- Serious: 2; other‑than‑serious: 6
- Announced
- August 27, 2024
- Citation from
- Cal/OSHA
- Where
- Sun Valley, California
- Kind of work
- Working with stone
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Inspection reason: An enforcement effort aimed at the growing number of stone workers with silicosis.
Findings on silica dust
- No effective methods were used to suppress dust
- Employees didn't get powered air-purifying respirators that were full-face and tight-fitting.
More hazards in this citation
- The citation also included 1 regulatory violation.
For anyone who worked at Valley Marble
Most new US silicosis cases now turn up at shops where quartz and other engineered stone get cut. At Valley Marble in Sun Valley, did your job involve cutting, grinding, or polishing slabs? If it did, you may be able to make two claims: one for workers' comp using the employer's insurance, and one 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
The official source is the Cal/OSHA news release. Cal/OSHA news releases supply these records, which get updated every month.
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