Sheep-dip is risk for drivers
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Solicitors are urgently seeking truck drivers who have come into contact with sheep-dip and might be suffering side effects from exposure to its toxic ingredients.
London firm Hodge Jones & Allen and Wolferstans in Plymouth have launched a group action on behalf of 35 people who are claiming compensation for illnesses caused by exposure to organophosphates in sheep-dip.
The solicitors also have a register of several hundred others who might be eligible for compensation from the Government, manufacturers Or employers.
Most of the claimants worked in farming, but as CM reported in August 1998, Wolferstans issued a writ against PIT Express (UK) on Imhoff of John Ashenden, a former driver who claimed he was exposed to organophosphate pesticides during his employment.
Symptoms of sheep-dip poisoning include muscle cramp, shortness of breath, poor co-ordination, chronic fatigue, short to mediumterm memory loss and kidney problems.
The claims are being coordinated in the High Court by Master Miller, who is expected to set a cut-off date for claimants to join the group action at the next hearing in January, • To joln the action group, contact Louise Marriott in 4 London: 0171 482
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1974; or Peter Bright in Plymouth: 01752 663295.