This research attempts to provide first its type public dataset for silicosis detection. The dataset contains frontal chest X-rays collected over three years. The data has been collected from the stone workers in the primary health centres of Rajasthan, India. The dataset contains samples of silicosis, STB, TB and normal. The average size of each sample is around 3567 x 2898 x3. The samples in the dataset are made available as three-channel JPEG images. The dataset is divided into two sets: