Brooklyn carpenter's wife: "He never knew the asbestos was dangerous."

When a Williamsburg, Brooklyn carpenter was diagnosed with cancer from being exposed to asbestos more than 20 years ago, his wife decided to fight back.

In court, shortly before being awarded compensation for her husband's cancer, his wife recalled that he never indicated he was concerned about asbestos exposure. "He didn't ever wear a mask at work and I don't think his coworkers did, either," she said. "He never knew the asbestos was dangerous."

Her husband's work as a carpenter in various sites around Brooklyn included removing asbestos boards, dealing with asbestos lagging around pipes and cutting asbestos.

Carpenters and construction workers, in particular, are at risk for exposure from old buildings.

In the industrialized west, these heavy asbestos exposures peaked during the 1960s and 1970s.

Shortly after learning of the compensation money, the carpenter died at his Brooklyn home, surrounded by family, and knowing they would be secure monetarily.

The 78-year-old had been suffering from mesothelioma – a cancer which affects the lining of the lungs and is usually caused by the toxic material – for several months.

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