World War II Veteran and Former Pattern Maker Develops Pleural Mesothelioma from Asbestos Exposure
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Joe Trocki, a World War II veteran and former pattern maker, was exposed to asbestos throughout his life. He later developed pleural mesothelioma. His daughter Patti talks about his asbestos exposure.
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Video Transcript: World War II Veteran and Former Pattern Maker Develops Pleural Mesothelioma from Asbestos Exposure
After he was informed about what it was and where he could have been exposed, then he just went through his history of employment, thinking about every opportunity there was for exposure. The first was right after high school when he was working in the shipyards in Chester, Pennsylvania. That was the beginning, right before World War II. And to my understanding, asbestos became a critical war material for World War II. It was used in insulation on the ships; it was used in gaskets, brake linings. It was just a really critical resource. That is when my dad first started working, and that is when he was first exposed. And then when he went to pattern-makers school, he learned a lot about making metal molds. But one of the things he was also trained in was building furnaces. And because asbestos is a fire retardant, it was used in furnaces. So, with the construction of furnaces, he was exposed there as well. So throughout his career he had several sources of exposure to asbestos. And just knowing what I know now, I’m assuming that I have been exposed as well as everyone in my family. Not necessarily work-related, but it’s in the environment. It’s in tiles; it’s in roofing shingles; it’s in housing shingles, various types of glues. So, it seems to be prevalent, and unfortunately, my dad had a lot of exposure.
