01.08.2014
David Jones, from Wotton, was a lorry driver for local builders Jotcham and Kendall between 1963 and 1980, which involved frequent trips to Fibrecrete in Chalford to load and unload asbestos sheeting, drainpipes and guttering.
The court heard that before Mr Jones’ death in April, aged 73, he confirmed that his work involved driving heavy goods vehicles for the building firm and that it was a very dusty environment.
The symptoms of mesothelioma can take between 10 and 50 years after exposure to asbestos to appear.
Gloucester county coroner Katy Skerrett ruled that she was satisfied that exposure to asbestos was the principal reason Mr Jones contracted mesothelioma decades after he handled asbestos and that his death was due to industrial disease.
She recorded a conclusion that his death was due to industrial disease.
Exposure To Asbestos Caused David Jones’ Mesothelioma
A man who died after suffering from mesothelioma, a fatal form of lung cancer, contracted the disease following prolonged exposure to asbestos, a coroner has ruled.David Jones, from Wotton, was a lorry driver for local builders Jotcham and Kendall between 1963 and 1980, which involved frequent trips to Fibrecrete in Chalford to load and unload asbestos sheeting, drainpipes and guttering.
The court heard that before Mr Jones’ death in April, aged 73, he confirmed that his work involved driving heavy goods vehicles for the building firm and that it was a very dusty environment.
The symptoms of mesothelioma can take between 10 and 50 years after exposure to asbestos to appear.
Gloucester county coroner Katy Skerrett ruled that she was satisfied that exposure to asbestos was the principal reason Mr Jones contracted mesothelioma decades after he handled asbestos and that his death was due to industrial disease.
She recorded a conclusion that his death was due to industrial disease.
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