N.C. Gen. Stat. § 97-62
"Silicosis" and "asbestosis" defined
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The word "silicosis" shall mean the characteristic fibrotic condition of the lungs caused by the inhalation of dust of silica or silicates. "Asbestosis" shall mean a characteristic fibrotic condition of the lungs caused by the inhalation of asbestos dust.
The word “silicosis” shall mean the characteristic fibrotic condition of the lungs caused by the inhalation of dust of silica or silicates. “Asbestosis” shall mean a characteristic fibrotic condition of the lungs caused by the inhalation of asbestos dust.
History
(1935, c. 123.)
Legal Periodicals. - For note, "Caulder v. Waverly Mills: Expanding the Definition of an Occupational Disease under the Last Injurious Exposure Rule," see 64 N.C.L. Rev. 1566 (1986).
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