Clinic safety manager pleads no contest to involuntary manslaughter in boy’s oxygen chamber death
Summary
The safety manager at a clinic near Detroit pleaded no contest to involuntary manslaughter after a 5-year-old boy died in an oxygen chamber explosion. The manager will face at least 19 months in prison, and other staff members are still awaiting trial in connection with the incident.Key Facts
- Jeffrey Mosteller, the clinic’s safety manager, pleaded no contest to involuntary manslaughter.
- The boy, Thomas Cooper, died when a hyperbaric oxygen chamber exploded on January 31, 2025.
- Thomas’s mother was injured in the explosion.
- A second-degree murder charge against Mosteller was dropped as part of the plea deal.
- Three other people, including the clinic CEO, are still waiting for their trials.
- The clinic ignored safety concerns raised by employees before the explosion.
- Hyperbaric oxygen therapy involves breathing pure oxygen at higher pressure than normal.
- The FDA approves this therapy only for certain health problems, but the clinic treated other conditions that are not officially approved.
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