{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-97-62","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 97-62","heading":"\"Silicosis\" and \"asbestosis\" defined.","body":"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. (1935, c. 123.)","path":["Chapter 97. Workers' Compensation Act.","Article 1. Workers' Compensation Act."],"source_url":"https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_97/GS_97-62.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T18:14:12Z","sha256":"4e62eb73e25f202046a8fe7a18ee946225bacab9623ade7b8bb2a3579ba70ae2","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-97-61.7","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-97-63"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}