NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) --- A former OceanGate employee turned company whistleblower testified for hours Tuesday in a Coast Guard hearing about his former employment, ending the day by saying the Titan tragedy might have been prevented if OSHA had looked into his claims.

David Lochridge, ex-marine operations director for OceanGate, spent Tuesday recounting numerous safety violations and detailing his embattled relationship with his former employer.

At the end of the hearing, digging into why a manned submersible imploded on its way to the Titanic wreck site, Lochridge finished with a personal statement that reads in part,

"In my opinion, OSHA failed not only my family, financially and emotionally, but stood by and did nothing to prevent further acts from OceanGate whilst under the

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