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CNN: 128 BP oil cleanup workers sickened in Louisiana; Told not to go to public hospitals (VIDEO)
http://www.floridaoilspilllaw.com/cnn-128-bp-oil-cleanup-workers-sickened-in-louisiana-told-not-to-go-to-public-hospitals-video ^ | July 7th,2010

Posted on 07/07/2010 2:26:23 PM PDT by TaraP

Sanjay Gupta, CNN, July 6, 2010:

Might BP be trying to hide the risk to cleanup workers? …

Louisiana’s Health Department has reported 128 cleanup workers who have been sickened.

State clinics are telling us something else as well, that cleanup workers are being told to report to BP’s own health clinic on Grand Isle, not to go to state facilities.

(Excerpt) Read more at floridaoilspilllaw.com ...


TOPICS: Government; Miscellaneous; News/Current Events; US: Louisiana
KEYWORDS: bp; corexit; nalco; oilspill; toxins
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1 posted on 07/07/2010 2:26:27 PM PDT by TaraP
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bttt


2 posted on 07/07/2010 2:29:31 PM PDT by tutstar (Baptist Ping List-freepmail me to be included or removed. <{{{><)
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Maybe BP is trying to control costs by having people not go to over charging state hospitals. Just a thought.


3 posted on 07/07/2010 2:32:13 PM PDT by svcw (True freedom cannot be granted by any man or government, only by Christ.)
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To: TaraP
Clue: BP has their Attorney's directing the HC. A microcosm of what is in store for ALL Americans.
4 posted on 07/07/2010 2:33:09 PM PDT by Marty62 (marty60)
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To: TaraP
It's more than likely the toxic dispersant chemicals they use.

Oil rig workers have coexisted with the stuff that comes out of the ground (except the hydrogen sulfide) for years.

5 posted on 07/07/2010 2:33:56 PM PDT by capt. norm (Never underestimate the power of very stupid people in large groups.)
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It's more than likely the toxic dispersant chemicals they use.

Oil rig workers have coexisted with the stuff that comes out of the ground (except the hydrogen sulfide) for years.

6 posted on 07/07/2010 2:34:51 PM PDT by capt. norm (Never underestimate the power of very stupid people in large groups.)
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You are kidding right? They won’t allow them to wear protective equipment because of “how it looks”.


7 posted on 07/07/2010 2:36:46 PM PDT by Crimson Elephant
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To: capt. norm
Got caught again by FR servers "falling asleep" while posting.

You get the error message ("connection was reset") that makes it look like it didn't get through.

8 posted on 07/07/2010 2:37:57 PM PDT by capt. norm (Never underestimate the power of very stupid people in large groups.)
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To: TaraP

Does CNN realize whose mess kit they’re about to take a crap in? (The guy who’s been in charge since ‘day one’!)


9 posted on 07/07/2010 2:38:38 PM PDT by Spok (Free Range Republican)
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To: tutstar

Isn’t it odd that the Federal government in the form of the Coast Guard, EPA, OSHA and Dept of Homeland Security is constantly second guessing and preventing prevention and clean up efforts by Louisiana and Mississippi but BP can pretty much do whatever it wants without government oversight. BP = large campaign contributor to 0bama 2008 and LA and MS voted for McCain. Just saying.


10 posted on 07/07/2010 2:40:00 PM PDT by Truth is a Weapon (Truth, it hurts soooo good!)
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Yes, as other have said. BP has paid to set up field medical facilities with people trained in oil spill cleanup illnesses and injuries.

So it is no conspiracy to have the injured and sick go to these facilities rather than some public facility where BP doesn’t have medical coverage.

It’s also perfectly normal for nosy reporters to be told to stay 60 feet from operating cleanup vehicles, so they don’t cause accidents.


11 posted on 07/07/2010 2:41:12 PM PDT by CharlesWayneCT
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sounds pretty slimy...


12 posted on 07/07/2010 2:43:46 PM PDT by bigbob
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Experiences of Exxon Valdez clean up doesn’t look promising.

http://soitgoesinshreveport.blogspot.com/2010/07/nearly-every-cleanup-worker-from-exxon.html


13 posted on 07/07/2010 2:44:41 PM PDT by Crimson Elephant
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To: TaraP
Another FReeper recently pointed this out:
YouTube - BP Oil Spill: Kindra Arnesen Venice LA Needs to Evacuate
14 posted on 07/07/2010 2:45:21 PM PDT by Gene Eric (Your Hope has been redistributed. Here's your Change.)
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Wouldn’t trust anything by Sanjay Gupta — Obama was going to make him US Surgeon General than Gupta declined supposedly due to family commitments. No matter his medical qualifications, he obviously is an Obama man and anti-corporations/business with his statement implying BP is trying to hide something.

Regarding the crux of the story, it makes more sense for workers to go to a facility which has all the tools and equipment to diagnose and treat oil spill-related symptoms than to any number of other facilities. I don’t see anything sinister here.

Having said that, fumes from thick oil can cause headaches, dizziness, and nausea. Most symptoms can be prevented with appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) especially air purifying respirators which remove organic fumes. Usually symptoms disappear if the worker is removed to a fresh air environment for several hours or maybe a day.


15 posted on 07/07/2010 2:45:26 PM PDT by CedarDave (Arrogant Obama on tax day protesters: "YouÂ’d think they would be saying 'Thank You!'.")
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To: svcw
Maybe BP is trying to control costs by having people not go to over charging state hospitals. Just a thought

I'm sure that BP realizes that anyone involved will forever be tied to this. People getting any illness whatsoever in the next 40 years will be able to sue.

16 posted on 07/07/2010 2:47:30 PM PDT by Cementjungle
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The hospitals are not qualified to treat them, so why go there? BP’s clinics are staffed with the best experts.
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17 posted on 07/07/2010 2:49:06 PM PDT by editor-surveyor (Obamacare is America's kristallnacht !!)
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"Maybe BP is trying to control costs by having people not go to over charging state hospitals. Just a thought."

A more likely explanation is that BP's Grand Isle location is staffed with people specially trained to diagnose and treat chemical exposures. Most state hospitals do not have people with such expertise, but the clinics of all the major petrochem plants do.

18 posted on 07/07/2010 2:49:33 PM PDT by Wonder Warthog
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Maybe BP is trying to stop any medical evidence that might be used in a trial... they are almost as corrupt and evil as obama.

LLS


19 posted on 07/07/2010 2:50:11 PM PDT by LibLieSlayer ( WOLVERINES!)
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To: editor-surveyor

I guess, if you put all your trust in BP...


20 posted on 07/07/2010 2:55:43 PM PDT by TaraP (He never offered our victories without fighting but he said help would always come in time)
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