U.S.: Oil spill: A lot of people (especially workers) are getting sick
- 162 cases of illness due to the Deepwater Horizon oil disaster
- 128 are oil rig workers or assisting in the spill’s cleanup source
- » What did they get? The most common illnesses were things like throat irritation, shortness of breath, cough, eye irritation, nausea and headaches – considering all the oil around, this seems totally understandable.