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Man loses 14 teeth because of work (www.msn.com)

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Silica exposure has been linked to conditions including silicosis, lung cancer and kidney disease as well as scleroderma.

Despite his office being upstairs and away from the manufacturing of the benchtops, Mr Cabral said he’d often be greeted by layers of dust across his desk in the mornings.

“I would wipe my whole desk with wet wipes because I could feel the dust."

He said he also had to go down to where the stone was being cut to relay information to staff as well as use the toilets, which he claimed were also often covered in dust.

He was still active – often going for walks and jogs – at 55 when he noticed the first signs of scleroderma, an auto-immune disease linked to silica exposure that can cause swelling, pain, stiffness in joints and trouble swallowing.

He first noticed swelling in his hands around Easter in 2021, but by November he was using a cane.

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