£12,000 provisional settlement for pleural thickening

A sugar factory worker has received £12,000 in provisional settlement of a compensation claim for asbestos related disease. The man was diagnosed with asbestos related pleural thickening after suffering from lung problems for several years. He was exposed to asbestos while working as a pipe coverer’s mate, working with others who handled and cut up asbestos. He was not warned of the dangers to his future health nor given any protection from the dust.