Secondary Exposure Claim After
Washing Contaminated Work Clothes
Margaret, from Fife, had never worked in construction or heavy industry herself. For years, however, she washed her husband’s dusty overalls by hand after he came home from work as a heating engineer. She had no reason to think that the dust on his clothes could be dangerous.
Decades later, Margaret was diagnosed with an asbestos-related illness. The family were confused about how she could have been exposed at all. They contacted HD Claims after reading that asbestos claims are not limited to workers directly employed around asbestos.
We took time to understand the household circumstances, her husband’s employment history, and how exposure may have happened over many years in the home. We then connected Margaret and her family with a suitable Scottish solicitor with experience in secondary asbestos exposure claims.
With the right legal and medical evidence in place, the solicitor was able to pursue the case on the basis that Margaret had been exposed to asbestos dust brought home on contaminated work clothes. The claim was successfully settled for £95,000, helping provide financial support and giving the family clear recognition of how the exposure had occurred.
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