WOOOOOOOOHOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Way to go Deb!!! Let justice prevail and Boycott Boyd Gaming!!!!!

So proud of you Debi! I'm with you at the next one, wish I could have been with you yesterday. So glad to hear that other family members of killed workers came. The voices of the men who died have got to be heard. NV OSHA has failed the people of Nevada. Simple as that. They have allowed government officials to interfere in cases such as the Orleans, they have given those responsible for the deaths a mere slap on the wrist. Eventually there has to be some justice for the men who have died, the men who have been injured and their families. It is time for the politicians of the State of Nevada to start looking after the needs of their citizens, those who elected them, instead of looking after big business. Nevada's "Good Ol' Boy" System will no longer be tolerated.

"I was under the impression that people wanted to come forward to testify on this," Carlton said. "I guess they didn't make it here today. Wow. I'm sorry to hear that. I guess they're not as interested in this issue as we thought they were."

Wow indeed Ms. Carlton. Being that my husband, David Snow, the survivor of the Orleans accident is NOT a member of any union how might we have received the notification of this meeting?!? We are quite interested in this issue. In fact, we would have been willing to come to Carson City to discuss this issue, an issue that has changed our lives and our health. How difficult would it have been for your committee to have contacted the families whose loved ones have been killed or injured? Your comment is insulting, aloof and quite unprofessional.

Debi,

This made my day!!! Thank God!

Kelly

Check out myspace.com/boycottboydgaming for the full OSHA report and to view photos pertaining to this needless tragedy

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and in the words of someone I admire greatly...

LET JUSTICE PREVAIL!!!!

In response to azsk8fan: the only people who ignored safe working habits at the Orleans on 2-2-07 were the Chief Engineers who instructed 3 men into harm's way. The blame in this case is not on the dead (Travis Koehler and Richard Luzier) or the injured (my husband, David Snow).

Nevada OSHA has serious problems as experienced firsthand by my family over the last 20 months. I hope that Federal OSHA will do the right thing and take over so that hopefully no other families will have to be put through the mess and heartache that our families have been through.

Nevada OSHA, it is time to do the correct thing. You are in place to protect the employees of this state and you have failed to do so in this case. Federal OSHA stated what they would have done. Your next step should be a phone call to the District Attorney's office. It is time that the Snow, Koehler and Luzier families find some closure, justice and peace in this matter.

Corrective actions? Hey NV OSHA, how about you correct all the wrongdoings in this case so that my family and the other 2 can get justice? Do the right thing.

SPFPAUNIOUNYES - thanks for adding us and thanks for the support, I'll be adding your site to mine to help spread the word!

To Safety - concerning your comments about Don Barker not doing his job - please make sure you have your facts straight before making remarks about a subject you obviously know little about. Don Barker and Mark Habersack were on the Orleans property 2 days before the accident that killed Travis Koehler and Rick Luzier and left my husband on life support. They met with Chief Emgineer Steve Cooper and Asst. Chief Engineer Tom Griffin and explicitly discussed the lack of confined space training at the Orleans and that absolutely no employee was to enter a confined space. This policy was also sent to both Cooper and Griffin on 2/1/07. On 2/2/07, the Chief Engineers made the decisions to disregard what they had been instructed. They decided to not follow safety procedures, not have safety equipment available and placed these men in harm's way. There is a history of confined space violations on Boyd properties, as detailed in the OSHA report on this accident. There is, to this day, a lack of a safety culture at Boyd Gaming. In an effort to save a few bucks Boyd Gaming destroyed two families. They have left mine in tatters. The bottom line is that they are negligent in their safety programs and that OSHA has failed to protect the employees in this matter and any possible future cases. Nevada OSHA is in serious need of reform.
Anyone interested in reading the OSHA report from the Orleans accident can find it in the pictures section of www.myspace.com/boycottboydgaming

Kelly Snow
wife of David Snow, survivor of Orleans "accident"

www.myspace.com/boycottboydgaming

Check out this page to read the full OSHA report from the Orleans tragedy. Show some support for the families!