Carpenter with Cancer: "We were never told to wear protective clothing on asbestos jobs"

In recent news, a carpenter has died of cancer 40 years after being exposed to asbestos on the job.

The carpenter's son listened as the history of his eight-year contact with cancer-causing asbestos was detailed in court with our asbestos lawyers.

A statement written by the carpenter before his death described his exposure in the 1970s.

The father of six, married to his wife for 41 years, worked with asbestos at a host of sites across the United States.

According to court documents, he said, "I was never provided with any overalls or protective clothing and was never told of the dangers."

The 63-year-old carpenter was diagnosed with mesothelioma, a cancer caused by inhaling asbestos fibers, decades after his exposure.

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