Here we go again. These corporations can spend all this money on really snazzy websites but can’t protect people the way they are supposed to.

Debi Fergen, testified Wednesday in Las Vegas, telling state lawmakers if they would have taken her sons death more seriously and held Boyd Gaming accountable construction deaths on the Strip might have been prevented. Debbie said, “For that reason, I lay some of those deaths at the feet of Nevada OSHA.”

Debbie describes her son’s last words, “I got his head up, get me a rope, I can’t do this alone.” These words are what Debbie has to holds on to now, this is what gives her; her fight! Being a family member I know how important these things are no matter how horrid it may seem, Travis spoke them with his last breath. With his last breath he was trying to save a life that could never be saved and Boyd knew this. They sent Travis to an early grave and the only ones who seem to have to live with this is his family. The sad thing is they will never know what they have really done because they are too worried about covering their butts. We love you Debbie and you are in our hearts and prayers.

Oh there are ways to make Boyd pay. Just keep on pressing the issue and start a campaign. Boyd Gaming is a public corporation and is listed on the New York Stock Exchange. They are trading at $4.03 per share. How’s about working to bring that down to a dollar! Someone could even start a website like boydharmsworkers.com or something.

Good effort by the Weekly Toll blog to highlight things like this. I also hope that Nevada OSHA is going to get their act together.