Coal Mine Worker's Death may be due to Asbestos Exposure
The death of an 81-year-old man is said to be due to contact with the deadly material asbestos.
It was on December 16 last year that Mr. Thomas Shaughnessy was found dead at his home at Coventry Court, Seaside.
Mr Shaughnessy had problems with his chest and his breathing before his death. An inquest heard how the old widower developed those problems.
According the statement read on behalf of one of Mr Shaughnessy's daughters, he had carried out a number of jobs including as a worker for Birdseye, in coal mines and on shipyards. Mr Shaughnessy was advised to leave the coal mines due to health issues.
After some years, he had to undergone an operation to remove cancerous tumours.
According to the report of his postmortem examination, there were patches of Bronchopneumonia in the lungs. There were also evidence of asbestos exposure.
Bronchopneumonia due to lung fibrosis caused by asbestos has been given as cause of death. Bronchopneumonia is a type of pneumonia that is localized, often to the bronchioles and surrounding alveoli. Coughing, chest pains, fever, blood-streaked sputum, chills and difficulty in breathing are the common symptoms of the disease.
