Woman dies from washing husband’s asbestos laden clothes
Woman dies from washing husband’s asbestos laden clothes
The Sun Newspaper in the UK reports a woman died from inhaling deadly asbestos dust after years of washing her husband’s work clothes. An inquest as to the cause of death heard she shook out her carpenter Dennis’s overalls before washing — freeing particles of the deadly material asbestos. The local coroner recorded a verdict of death from an industrial disease.
She contracted the asbestos-related disease mesothelioma last June and died last month. Her husband is also ill and receiving medical treatment.