Maureen Hutton, 87, of Whitchurch, England, was diagnosed last September with mesothelioma, a rare cancer of the protective membrane of the main body organs and cavities that are caused by prolonged exposure to asbestos. His condition deteriorated rapidly, and in November, she went away.
Armed with a statement before his death, the Hutton family plans to fight for justice in his name. In a statement submitted to Hear Court Bourton Coroner, said Hutton, she could only remember having been exposed to asbestos in 1950, when she worked as a typist equipment abbreviation Alfred fight against fire Miles for Cheltenham two years. The plant was asbestos used to build fire engines. Hutton remembered plant is very dusty, and his door was always open to the factory.
Huttunen and medical reports, post-mortem revealed that the cause of his death was caused by asbestos in malignant mesothelioma. Assistant Deputy Coroner Terry Moore recorded conviction of occupational disease.
Hutton family lawyer said that "every innocent death of a worker from exposure to asbestos is always tragic. However, we believe that in this case in particular, is extremely rare, as far as I know, this is the first time, an employee in a company that built engines fire broke at a fatal asbestos disease. "
The former workers Alfred Miles are invited to contact their family or their representative to give the working practices more in the factory during 1950.
Armed with a statement before his death, the Hutton family plans to fight for justice in his name. In a statement submitted to Hear Court Bourton Coroner, said Hutton, she could only remember having been exposed to asbestos in 1950, when she worked as a typist equipment abbreviation Alfred fight against fire Miles for Cheltenham two years. The plant was asbestos used to build fire engines. Hutton remembered plant is very dusty, and his door was always open to the factory.
Huttunen and medical reports, post-mortem revealed that the cause of his death was caused by asbestos in malignant mesothelioma. Assistant Deputy Coroner Terry Moore recorded conviction of occupational disease.
Hutton family lawyer said that "every innocent death of a worker from exposure to asbestos is always tragic. However, we believe that in this case in particular, is extremely rare, as far as I know, this is the first time, an employee in a company that built engines fire broke at a fatal asbestos disease. "
The former workers Alfred Miles are invited to contact their family or their representative to give the working practices more in the factory during 1950.
