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Are You at Risk? What Your New York Construction Accident Lawyer Wants You to Know About Silica

While some risks to construction workers, such as falls, are both obvious and dangerous, other risks, such as exposure to dangerous substances, are harder to detect and just as dangerous. Silica is one of those risks. As a New York construction accident lawyer, I encourage all construction workers to understand how they may be exposed to silica dust, the risks associated with silica and what to do if they have been hurt.

How New York Construction Workers May Be Exposed to Silica
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), you may be exposed to silica and the risks it presents when*:
  • You are chipping, hammering or drilling rock.
  • You are crushing, hauling, loading or dumping rock.
  • Silica sand is used as the abrasive for abrasive sanding.
  • There is abrasive sanding of concrete.
  • You are sawing, hammering, drilling, grinding or chipping of concrete or masonry.
  • You are demolishing concrete or masonry structures.
  • You are dry sweeping or pressurized air blowing of concrete, rock or sand dust.

How Silica Can Hurt You
Exposure to silica has been linked to the following serious medical conditions*:
  • Silicosis
  • Lung Cancer
  • Pulmonary tuberculosis
  • Airways diseases

How to Contact a New York Construction Accident Lawyer if You've Been Hurt
The effects of silica exposure may not be reversible, but your employer may have been able to prevent them from occurring in the first place. If you are a construction worker who has suffered from a silica-related occupational illness in New York or New Jersey, then it is important to get the legal help that you need to get the recovery that you deserve for you and for your family.

Please call an experienced New York construction lawyer today at 1-800-362-9329 for more information about your rights and about your potential recovery.

*Source: Request for Assistance in... Preventing Silicosis and Deaths in Construction Workers NIOSH ALERT: 1996 DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 96-112

*Source: CDC NIOSH Workplace Safety & Health Topic, Silica

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