Eye on Oklahoma: Deadly Explosion Reveals Inspection Problems

Eye on Oklahoma: Deadly Explosion Reveals Inspection Problems
September 30, 2026

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Eye on Oklahoma: Deadly Explosion Reveals Inspection Problems

When Damien O’Daniel returned from his lunch break at Releaf Labs on April 27, 2023, a coworker was operating a hazardous marijuana extraction machine with the gas clamps wide open.

Brenna Witchey’s story, Sand Springs Explosion Brings Inspection Quality Into Question can be read here.


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