Petronilo Ligutan was diagnosed with silicosis, a lung disease caused by inhaling silica dust, last year and is the first person in Western Australia to sue over what he alleges were unsafe conditions at four different companies.
Silicosis is caused by breathing in dust containing crystalline silica, which is found in high levels in popular manufactured stone kitchen benchtops. Read more: ABC News
Petronalo Ligutan has been diagnosed with Silicosis. He and his partner Sheila Bona have decided to launch legal action. (ABC Radio Perth: Nadia Mitsopoulos)