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Former Safety Manager Sentenced to 19 Months in Prison Over Michigan Hyperbaric Chamber Death
Just the facts
Oakland County Circuit Court Judge sentenced 66-year-old Jeffrey Mosteller to 19 months in prison after he pleaded no contest to involuntary manslaughter. The charge followed a January 2025 explosion at the Oxford Center in Troy, Michigan, which caused the death of five-year-old Thomas Cooper during hyperbaric oxygen treatment. Forensic investigators determined that static electricity ignited an oxygen-saturated environment inside the chamber when the child shifted a mattress sheet. Mosteller had faced a maximum sentence of 15 years prior to the entry of his plea agreement. Three other former clinic employees, including founder Tamela Peterson, face pending criminal charges including second-degree murder.
Why this is news
An Oakland County Circuit Court judge sentenced former healthcare safety manager Jeffrey Mosteller to one year and seven months in prison in connection with a fatal 2025 hyperbaric oxygen chamber explosion in Michigan.
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