BP Reports On Worker Injuries, Illnesses at Oil Disaster Sites

Last week we interviewed Merle Savage, a foreman at the 1989 Exxon Valdez oil spill site who experienced a frightening list of health problems after her stint in Alaska. She warned workers at the BP disaster sites to proceed with caution, and for good reason--oil spill sites (and chemical dispersants) are known to cause respiratory and central nervous system issues in cleanup workers. But ProPublica points us to a recently-filed BP document listing worker illness and injuries--and only one...