The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) recently announced that safety investigators found a brick manufacturer exposed workers to silica respiratory hazards that have the potential to lead to lung cancer, silicosis, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), and kidney disease., , , , According to the DOL, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited the clay brick manufacturer with 11 serious citations and proposed penalties of over $212,000. Some of the specific violatio.