childrenshealthdefense.org In an interview on CHD.TV’s “The People’s Study,” Kelly Marsh said workplace disinfectants used during COVID-19 left her with permanent lung damage and no disability benefits after her claim was denied. Every day can become “a rescue situation for me,” she said. Her case is driving a South Carolina bill to better inform injured workers of their rights.
Kelly Marsh never used to think about breathing as soon as she woke up. But she does now — after doctors told her that exposure to disinfectant chemicals used to meet COVID-era workplace rules permanently damaged her lungs.
Kelly told CHD.TV’s “The People’s Study” that before 2020, breathing was effortless. She was an active young mother who volunteered and loved running, biking and walking.
“I just was full of life,” she said.
That changed after Kelly returned to the U.S. with her husband, Kent Marsh, following years abroad while Kent served in the military. Kelly went back to work as a hair stylist in January 2020, just as pandemic protocols began reshaping workplaces.
“Unfortunately, that was the worst choice that she could have made,” Kent said.
New COVID-era sanitation rules required salons to disinfect between each client. Kelly said her workplace began using a Lysol multi-surface cleaner that hadn’t been part of their routine.
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