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Protecting workers in large-scale emergency responses: NIOSH experience in the Deepwater Horizon response
Kitt MM , Decker JA , Delaney L , Funk R , Halpin J , Tepper A , Spahr J , Howard J . J Occup Environ Med 2011 53 (7) 711-5 On April 20, 2010, the Deepwater Horizon (DWH) semisubmersible Mobile Offshore Drilling Unit, located 45 miles southeast off the Louisiana coast, suffered a massive explosion and subsequent fire that ultimately led to the sinking of the Unit. Eleven workers lost their lives as a result of the explosion and fire, and seventeen other workers were injured. Oil from a subsea blowout began flowing into the Gulf of Mexico soon after the explosion, and continued to flow until the well was finally capped on July 15, 2010. | Since that day in April, tens of thousands of workers have engaged in the on- and offshore containment and cleanup activities as part of the DWH response. These workers were deployed by a wide array of response organizations from various federal, state, and local agencies, as well as private businesses and contractors and volunteer organizations. The workers were geographically spread throughout the Gulf of Mexico region in Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and Florida, and were engaged in a range of potentially hazardous activities. Such circumstances presented significant challenges to those who had responsibility for protecting the workers' health and safety. |
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