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House Judiciary Hearing Spotlighted Acute Silicosis Risk in Artificial-stone Fabrication; Speaker 1 Accuses Colleagues of Seeking Liability Protections for Some
Summary
At a House Judiciary Committee hearing, Speaker 1 described acute silicosis as a lethal occupational disease affecting artificial-stone fabricators and accused some colleagues of pushing to shield manufacturers from liability rather than protect workers; no formal motions were recorded in these remarks.
Speaker 1 told the House Judiciary Committee that acute silicosis is a severe occupational disease afflicting workers who fabricate artificial stone and that courts are beginning to hold manufacturers accountable. "Acute silicosis is a disease that renders your lungs useless," Speaker 1 said, adding that patients can "struggle to breathe as fluid fills your lungs up, cutting off your oxygen supply."
The speaker outlined the human and financial cost of the illness as presented at the hearing: he said there is no cure, and quoted a double-lung transplant cost as "1000000 dollar" while noting that even transplant recipients typically gain only a few additional years of life. The speaker attributed to medical experts the view that…
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