A Drywall Worker's Exposure to Asbestos
A patient's tale of exposure to asbestos as a longtime drywall worker
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Arthur Wren talks about his experience laying drywall in houses. In his case, sanding and spraying drywall material for years brought exposure to asbestos.
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Video Transcript: A Drywall Worker's Exposure to Asbestos
We talked about that, and the pulmonologist kept asking me, “Have you ever been exposed to asbestos?” And I kept sayin’, “I don’t think so.” And then later I find out it was in drywall material—you know, drywall compound, joint compound, and such as that—and so, like I say, I wasn’t aware of that, you know … that was in there. So, that’s evidently where I got it from, you know.
Well, I worked in the drywall field (I’ll call it) for many, many years. I’ve hung the drywall, and taped, and mudded, sprayed texture … and the whole thing. And then there was a lot of sanding involved, you know, which, you’re breathing that dust in. And like I say, I wasn’t aware that it had anything harmful in it, you know, because it wasn’t marked “dangerous” or anything like that.
Well, most of it was all done with joint compound, okay? After the drywall board is hung, then you go in and you put tape over all the seams. And you do this also with the joint compound. And then after that’s dry, then you put another coat over the top of that. And then you do a sanding in between. And then you put the finished coat over that. And when that’s dry, you sand that. And then you go with your texture. And all of these processes are done with a joint compound. And even the … sometimes the ceilings were what they call a “popcorn ceiling,” which is a different thing, but mostly, like on the walls, for texture, we’d use just regular joint compound, thin it down and spray it on. And, of course you’re, it’s really hard to explain, but it’s like you’re in a … moisture bath … or whatever, you know, because the house is sealed up more or less, so you don’t get anything on the windows. So, you got plastic covering the windows, and you got the doors shut, so you’re breathin’ all this “mist”--I guess I’ll call it—you’re breathin’ all that in. And plus, when you’re sanding, you’re breathin’ all the sanding dust. So, that’s pretty much how it goes.
