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NBC Connecticut
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration released a report Wednesday blaming a lack of safeguards at the Veterans Affairs Hospital in West Haven for the deaths of two men in a steam explosion in November 2020.
The two men, 60-year-old Euel Sims, an employee of the VA Facility Maintenance Service, and 36-year-old Joseph O Donnell, a contractor working for Mulvaney Mechanical Inc. were killed as they worked on a steam boiler at the West Haven facility on Nov. 13. According to state police, super-heated water vapor filled a room and led to an explosion. Download our mobile app for iOS or Android to get alerts for local breaking news and weather.