Brazilian Stone Design LLC, Powder Springs: OSHA silica citation
Brazilian Stone Design LLC, in Powder Springs, Georgia, got an OSHA citation because silica dust was reaching its workers. On July 10, 2025, the Labor Department 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.
- Proposed fines for all hazards
- $33,000
- Violations covering every hazard in this citation
- Serious: 7
- Announced
- July 10, 2025
- Citation issued by
- OSHA
- Where
- Powder Springs, Georgia
- Kind of work
- Stone countertop manufacturer (makes and sells countertops for kitchens and bathrooms)
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Findings on the silica dust
- Allegedly, high levels of respirable crystalline silica were in the air around the workers.
- Workers weren't required by the employer to wear respirators.
- No fit test or training was given to workers wearing respirators.
- The air wasn't checked by the employer for silica exposure.
More hazards in this citation
- An effective hearing conservation program was not run by the employer.
The employer's time to answer the citation: Penalties of $33,000 would be paid by the employer, the release says, once the citation was issued. The release says nothing about a settlement, a contest window, or the severe violator program.
If Brazilian Stone Design employed you
Most new silicosis cases in the US now show up in shops that cut engineered stone, such as quartz. Two claims could be available to you if you handled slabs by cutting, grinding or polishing at Brazilian Stone Design in Powder Springs. The employer's insurance might cover you through workers' comp, and you could sue the companies that made the stone.
Two ways to claim in Georgia
Workers' comp claims in Georgia
- to file for workers' comp, once you learn the job caused it
- 1 year
- the final day to file, counted from when the job's dust last reached you
- 7 years
The Georgia State Board of Workers' Compensation is where you file a workers' comp claim in Georgia (official site).
You get a year to file. The clock starts once you learned, or ought to have learned, that the illness disabled you and came from your job. Seven years after that job's dust last reached you, you can no longer file. (O.C.G.A. §34-9-281)
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.
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All silica citations in Georgia
The official source is U.S. Labor Department news release 25-930-ATL. Monthly updates refresh these records, which draw on news releases from the Labor Department.
More Georgia employers cited for silica
- Atlanta Kitchen LLC in Decatur
- Aludyne Columbus LLC in Columbus
- Art Stone-Granite & Marble Inc. in Marietta
- GT Stone Granite LLC in Cartersville
- Stone Atlanta Countertops Inc. in Cartersville