Fisherman who fell ill during oil spill clean-up alleges BP tried to cover-up evidence.

[Mari333]

Last week, the LA Times reported that local fishermen hired by BP to clean up the Gulf Coast spill had “become ill after working long hours near waters fouled with oil and dispersant.” Especially galling was the fact that one of the fishermen said that the company hadn’t provided them with any protective equipment, like gloves. Now, John Wunstell, Jr., one of the fishermen who became sick with “nosebleeds, an upset stomach, and aches,” is filing a restraining order against BP, citing the treatment he faced from the company after he went to the hospital:

“At West Jefferson, there were tents set up outside the hospital, where I was stripped of my clothing, washed with water and several showers, before I was allowed into the hospital,” Wunstell said. “When I asked for my clothing, I was told that BP had confiscated all of my clothing and it would not be returned.”














http://thinkprogress.org/2010/06/01/bp-restraining/

[Angry Dragon]

1. Now they are stealing shirts off peoples' backs

Murder, lies, stealing........this company will stop at nothing to have everything

How is that capitalism working for the south now?? I am just waiting for beck and the boys to say if we had more capitalism nothing like this would have happened

[NJmaverick]

2. The last paragraph describes standard hazmat decon procedures

[JoshieR]

4. True,

but I think that a governmental organization and not BP should have gotten custody of the contaminated materials. The power of BP is becoming more apparent with each and every day that passes.

[Mari333]

3. shutting down businesses

[blindpig]

5. Expropriate without compensation

k&r