ASBESTOS UPDATE: Barton Fitter’s Death Due to Exposure to Hazard
COMPANIES:
An inquest at South Staffordshire Coroner’s Court heard that the
death of Cyril Butt, an electrical fitter from Barton-under-
Needwood, England, was due to workplace exposure to asbestos, the
Burton Mail reports.
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