by Russell Worth | Aug 16, 2013 | Accident at Work, Industrial Disease
A former steam train cleaner died due to asbestos exposure, an inquest has heard. Peter King, from Stretton, Staffordshire, died in June this year after being diagnosed with mesothelioma last July. He was placed in palliative care after it was confirmed that he was...
by Russell Worth | Aug 8, 2013 | Industrial Disease, News
A man from Suffolk who previously worked as a truck driver died because he was exposed to asbestos during his working life, an inquest has heard. Roland Ray, 76, died in June this year after being admitted to hospital four days earlier, and moved into the intensive...
by Russell Worth | Aug 7, 2013 | Industrial Disease, mesothelioma, News
A man who was working on removing asbestos from Cwncarn High School in South Wales has died. An investigation has been launched by the Health and Safety Executive after police confirmed James Paul, who was in his 20’s, died last Friday. The school was closed to staff...
by Russell Worth | Aug 7, 2013 | Industrial Disease, News
A man from Hampshire died as the result of exposure, a coroner has ruled. Michael Nicholas was working as a construction manager up until he retired in 2008 after suffering ill health. An inquest in Winchester heard how Mr Nicholas cut sheets of asbestos whilst...
by Russell Worth | Aug 7, 2013 | Industrial Disease
A man in his 90’s who died from mesothelioma would have come into contact with asbestos at some point in his life, an inquest heard last Friday (2nd August). William Traynor died in May this year at his home in Sutton-in-Craven, Yorkshire, shortly after being...
by Russell Worth | Aug 7, 2013 | asbestosis compensation, Industrial Disease, mesothelioma, News
A retired plumber died due to being exposed to asbestos during his career, an inquest heard yesterday (6th August). Edward Matthews, 74, from Haverhill, Suffolk, died in November after being diagnosed with mesothelioma. After suffering with chest pain and a shortness...
