Ex-bakery worker Adam Purvis has been awarded more than £57,000 in damages after he contracted occupational asthma when he worked for Berwick based dough makers Jus-Rol.
Purvis, a member of the union Usdaw, had been exposed to flour dust when he worked on the production line at the factory during the 1990s. He began working there in 1992, and soon after his health deteriorated.
His employment with Jus-Rol was terminated on ill-health grounds in September last year and he now receives industrial injuries benefit.
Purvis, 30, commented: "My earning capacity has been severely restricted by my time at Jus-Rol, but this settlement offers me and my family some financial security."
The company admitted liability after an independent engineer's report commissioned by Usdaw showed Jus-Rol had failed to comply with safety regulations.
