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Sewing Machine Vibrations Led to the Death of a Seamstress

January 19, 2023 By Nadeem Muaddi 3 Comments

The Hog Ring - Sewing Machine Vibrations Led to the Death of a Seamstress

A court in Gloucestershire, England, heard testimony this week that an 81-year-old woman died as a result of sewing machine vibrations while working as a seamstress at a department store.

Patricia Geyer worked at Cavendish House from 1955 to 1956 and again from 1964 to 1965. During that time, she and other workers used sewing machines that caused so much vibrations that toxic dust from asbestos-lagged pipes rained upon them, according to Gloucestershire News Service.

Geyer fell ill in 2021 and was diagnosed with mesothelioma, a form of lung cancer for which the only known cause is asbestos exposure. She died on December 5, 2022.

Assistant Gloucestershire Coroner Roland Wooderson told the court that the buildings she had worked in were ridden with asbestos, which sewing machine vibrations forced into the air she breathed.

“She started work there as an apprentice and was making curtains and other things,” Wooderson said.

“Both buildings she worked in were built in the 1800s and were dusty… It was not possible to open the windows,” he added.

“When the sewing machines were in operation the vibration caused asbestos dust to come off the pipes.”

As such, Wooderson concluded that Geyer died of “industrial disease” triggered by sewing machine vibrations.

To our knowledge, that’s an industry first.

Filed Under: Archive, Odd News Tagged With: Auto Trim, Auto Upholstery, Car Interior, Sewing Machine

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  1. Timothy Cardon says

    January 22, 2023 at 6:48 pm

    she survived about 55 years after she worked there…

    Reply
  2. Michael says

    January 22, 2023 at 7:19 pm

    Unbelievable

    Reply
  3. Michael M Goldring says

    January 23, 2023 at 7:46 pm

    Asbestos is bad news, people who worked around it often get mesothelioma and I’ve heard of second hand exposure to their families. Sad to hear that maybe her family can get some money out of it.

    Reply

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