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Mesothelioma case against C. Butt Ltd a Road Haulage Company |
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| Mr B received payment for Mesothelioma Compensation of £80,000 |
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| This case is typical of many mesothelioma cases we have taken over the years
that involved the transportation of asbestos and asbestos products for haulage companies. The following
case against C. Butt Ltd was taken by our solicitors in 2008. |
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| C Butt Ltd is based in Northampton and provides Road Haulage Services
nationwide. The company is privately owned and was set up in 1919. The company has 16 operating centres
and also provides dedicated & shared-user warehousing. |
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Collecting and Delivering asbestos sheets |
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| Mr B worked for C Butt Ltd as a HGV driver from 1969 until the mid 1980s. He
was diagnosed with malignant mesothelioma in 2007 and died the same year. Our solicitors were instructed
after his death in 2008 and relied on a witness statement to build a case against C. Butt. |
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| The witness, Mr S worked for C. Butt as a class 1 driver in general haulage at
the same time and recalls regular visits to an asbestos factory to make deliveries and take collections.
The deliveries were made to a building site. |
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| While at the asbestos factory, the drivers would assist with loading the
vehicle, the asbestos materials would be loaded with a forklift truck. The asbestos sheets were tied
together but were often left open and exposed, rather than wrapped in any sealed packaging. When they had
been loaded onto the vehicle, a cover sheet was placed over the top of the load for safe transportation.
This would disturb the asbestos dust. |
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| When the asbestos sheets were delivered, the drivers would have to help to
unload them as there were no forklift trucks on the building sites. They had to take off and roll up the
cover sheet, which would disturb the asbestos dust. Then the ties were cut and the asbestos sheets were
unloaded by hand, one sheet at a time. |
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| " We would slide the asbestos sheets off the vehicle, one by one, for the
builders to take away and therefore we would be handling the asbestos materials, thereby further exposing
us to asbestos dust . . . The asbestos sheets were corrugated roofing sheets and I am certain that
they contained asbestos. " |
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| The drivers were never provided with a mask or given any warnings about the
dangers of asbestos. They had to provide their own overalls, which would be dusty after collecting and
delivering the asbestos from the factory. |
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Diagnosed with mesothelioma after transporting asbestos? |
| If you or a family member have been recently diagnosed with mesothelioma and
have worked as a driver, we can help you to claim compensation. Our solicitors have dealt with many similar
cases where asbestos has been transported without adequate protection for the drivers. Contact our
freephone number: 0800 783 9535 and ask for Lynne Manners or Warren Miller. |
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