Jeffrey Mosteller, a 66‑year‑old former safety manager, was sentenced to 19 months in prison after pleading no contest to involuntary manslaughter for his role in the tragic death of five‑year‑old Thomas Cooper. Cooper died in January 2025 when a hyperbaric oxygen chamber in Michigan exploded, a disaster investigators linked to safety lapses that Mosteller oversaw. The Oakland County circuit court hearing revealed that the explosion was preventable and that Mosteller’s negligence contributed to the fatal fire. The sentencing underscores growing scrutiny of industrial safety protocols and the legal accountability of managers responsible for high‑risk equipment.
Jeffrey Mosteller pleaded no contest to charges relating to burning death of Thomas Cooper in MichiganA former safety manager has been sentenced to one year and seven months in prison in connection with the death of a five-year-old Michigan boy who was killed in a fiery January 2025 explosion inside a hyperbaric oxygen chamber.Jeffrey Mosteller, 66, received that sentence after pleading no contest to involuntary manslaughter in Oakland county circuit court in Michigan on Monday. Continue reading...
