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Asbestosis Compensation for Retired Former Rail Worker
11th November 2009
In a recent industrial disease case, our specialist personal injury lawyers acted on behalf of a man suffering from asbestosis and recovered compensation on his behalf.
Exposed to Asbestos
Our client was employed as a fitter for most of his working life. For over 30 years he worked in the rail industry at Eastleigh Locomotive Works and through this he was exposed to large quantities of asbestos. Whilst building locomotive engines he worked in close proximity to laggers mixing and applying powdered asbestos, and when refitting or repairing engines he would often have to remove old asbestos lagging himself.
The work was very dusty, however the asbestos was never dampened down to prevent it from filling the atmosphere, our client was not provided with protective masks and there were no adequate extraction or ventilation systems.
Industrial Disease
After he retired, our client was diagnosed with asbestosis. This is an incurable asbestos-related disease affecting the lungs, caused by the inhalation of asbestos fibres, which causes shortness of breath, coughing and tightness and pain in the chest.
His condition affects his day to day life, as his physical activity is restricted. It has also left him unable to have a knee operation he requires because he is no longer a candidate for surgery.
Compensation Claim
Our lawyers are experts in recovering compensation for the victims of asbestosis and other illnesses related to asbestos exposure, such as mesothelioma and pleural thickening, so the claimant appointed us to handle a personal injury claim on his behalf.
We pursued a case against his former employer and they admitted liability. We rejected the defendants’ initial offer of compensation eventually secured an increased settlement of £50,000 in damages for our client.
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