Mr Pritchard lived and worked in Cheshire and Elsmere Port with his wife Mrs Pauline Anne Prichard. Mr Prichard sadly passed away as a result of the disease diffuse pleural thickening on 2 February 2018.
Diffuse pleural thickening can often be attributed to breathing in asbestos dust many years previously and it is possible, if not likely, that Mr Pritchard was exposed to the deadly fibres whilst at work.
The widow of Mr Pritchard is now seeking justice as a result of her husband’s untimely death which she believes may have been caused by exposure to asbestos dust whilst working for a number of employers. Mr Prichard’s family have now launched an appeal to try and trace former colleagues of his in the hope they can provide further information about the work he undertook that involved asbestos.
It is suspected that John Prichard may have been exposed to asbestos (which causes diffuse pleural thickening) whilst working as a welder for the following companies:
- Charles Seward & Co Ltd (1961/62 – 1964/65)
- British Rail (1962/63 – 1963/64 and 1968/69 – 1969/70)
- Saunders & Taylor Ltd (1964/65 – 1965/66)
- How-Truswell Ltd (1965/66 – 1966/67)
- Lakers (Northern) Ltd (1965/66 – 1967/68)
- John Laing Construction Ltd (1967/68)
- George Wimpey & Co Ltd (1974/75 – 1975/76)
Mr Prichard also worked for a number of other employers as a welder in the Cheshire area and is likely to have been exposed to asbestos elsewhere. The family would be keen to hear from anyone who worked alongside Mr Pritchard at any time throughout his career.
It is vital for Mrs Prichard and her family to find someone who has first-hand knowledge of John’s working conditions while he was working as a welder during the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s.
The Prichard family has instructed specialist asbestos lawyers at Hugh James to investigate whether and, if so how, Mr Prichard came into contact with the hazardous material, asbestos. Former colleagues that knew Mr Prichard can help his family by getting in touch using the phone or envelope icons on this page.
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