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Rig Worker Safety?

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April 28, 2011 – Just over a year ago, an explosion ripped apart the Deepwater Horizon drilling rig in the Gulf of Mexico, unleashing what was to be the largest oil spill in US history. 11 men died in that explosion and
16 were injured. Only days before the disaster's anniversary, another rig worker was killed in the Gulf. This begs the question: what has really changed for the people working on those rigs? Zoe Sullivan investigated for KRVS.