September 14th, 2007
The death of a man from Gloucestershire in the UK has been blamed on exposure to the deadly substance asbestos – despite the fact that at an inquest the coroner stated that not one asbestos fiber was found in the man's lungs after his death. However, the man had provided details of his work with asbestos in the past before he died.
The verdict recorded for the death of Mr. Gerard Thorley, age sixty-nine, was death from an industrial disease. Mr. Thorley died in November of last year, and before he died he made a statement providing details of all of work with asbestos in the past.
Between 1954 and 1959 Mr. Thorley had worked as a carpenter's apprentice, using asbestos wool as part of his work. Between 1961 and 1971 he worked for another company where he regularly had to work with the deadly substance. And between 1986 and 1992 he worked for the council, where he was responsible for checking properties for presence of asbestos.
Although no trace of asbestos had been found in Mr. Thorley's lungs, doctors stated that he showed classic symptoms of mesothelioma, and therefore his death was put down to exposure to asbestos.
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