Health Hazard Evaluation of Deepwater Horizon Response Workers [Health Hazard Evaluation Interim Report 1 Summary]

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• Corporate Authors:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Description:
  On May 28, 2010, BP requested a health hazard evaluation of Deepwater Horizon Response workers. The first interim report from this health hazard evaluation was released on June 23, 2010. This card summarizes what NIOSH found. ; Seven fishermen were hospitalized on May 26, 2010, having headache, upper respiratory irritation or congestion, nausea, elevated self-monitored blood pressure, fatigue, and chest pain or pressure. Two had other serious but common medical problems; five were observed because of reported chemical exposure. ; Although early investigations focused on dispersants as the cause of the symptoms, NIOSH investigators conclude that dispersant use was unlikely to be the cause; rather, unpleasant odors, heat, and fatigue, among other factors, played a role. NIOSH investigators recommended improving worker training, coordination of illness/injury investigation and follow-up, and occupational health resources in the local community.
• Subjects:
  • Occupational Health
  • Accidents, Occupational
  • Emergency Responders
  • Occupational Exposure/adverse effects
  • Petroleum Pollution/adverse effects
  • Safety
  • Volunteers
  • Mental Health
  • Mental Disorders
• Keywords:
  • OSHA Region 6
  • Oil industry
  • Oil spills
  • Oil recovery
  • Oil vapors
  • Oil
  • Mental health
  • Mental stress
  • Environmental hazards
  • Environmental exposure
  More +
• Series:
  Health Hazard Evaluation Reports (HHE)
• Document Type:
  Text
• Corporate as Subject:
  BP Deepwater Horizon Explosion and Oil Spill, 2010
• Genre:
  Pamphlet (or booklet)
• Place as Subject:
  Gulf of Mexico ; Alabama ; Florida ; Louisiana ; Mississippi ; OSHA Region 5 ; OSHA Region 6
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DSHEFS - Division of Surveillance, Hazard Evaluations, and Field Studies
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  2 unnumbered pages
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20039294
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2011
• NORA Priority Area:
  Services
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/32247/cdc_32247_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.03 MB]
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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