Farmer killed by lifetime exposure to chicken waste

Jul. 12, 2012, Cheshire, England – At a hearing at Crewe Law Courts in Cheshire, poultry farmer Norman Woodward became ill and increasingly short of breath after his retirement due to a lifetime exposure to chicken droppings.

According to an article in The Daily Mail, Dr. Geoff Roberts, the coroner, said that his work with poultry directly influenced his death by developing allergic alveolitis.

We have heard that over the years Norman was exposed to a number of antigens and as a result, he developed this condition, allergic alveolitis.

“We have heard very clearly that how, after continued exposure, he developed the lung diseases associated with his occupation, and there’s no doubt that these led him to his death … There’s a very clear association with Mr Woodward’s occupation and the development of his subsequent lung disease. He died of an industrial disease.”

For more information on the inquest, see The Daily Mail.