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WATSONTOWN, PA – The U.S. Department of Labor has cited a brick manufacturer with three willful and four serious violations for knowingly exposing its workers to unsafe levels of respirable silica dust at its Watsontown plant.On Feb. 12, 2026, investigators with the department’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration inspected General Shale Brick Inc. – doing business as Watsontown Brick Company – as part of the agency’s Site‑Specific Targeting inspection plan and national emphasis program on silica as well as a review of the company’s injury and illness records. OSHA found that workers in Plant 3, where molded brick is made, breathed