Oil Spill Cleanup Workers Sick

As workers scramble to minimize the damage done by this horrific oil spill, reports are increasing of the workers themselves becoming sick from the same conditions that are making our coastlines fall ill.

Headaches, dizziness and nausea are being reported as the workers are affected mostly by the dispersants, according to doctors where they were hospitalized. "They just need the air quality monitored and they need the proper protective equipment, which is not being done...We will continue to monitor this situation very carefully so that nobody is put in harm's way as they respond to this spill."

Oil Spill Cleanup Workers Sick
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At least two more oil spill cleanup workers have been hospitalized after feeling ill on the job, according to local shrimpers who are assisting in the recovery effort along the Gulf Coast. The workers were taken to West Jefferson Hospital in suburban New Orleans on Saturday after complaining of nausea, headaches and dizziness after low-flying planes applied chemical dispersants within one mile of operating cleanup vessels, according to Louisiana Shrimpers Association acting President Clint Guidry...Guidry, a Vietnam veteran, compared the dispersants being used to combat the spill to the deadly chemical weapon, Agent Orange, and said the actions of BP, the oil company responsible for the massive spill, should land officials in jail.

Oil Spill Cleanup Workers Sick