Right On The Right

I know you folks believe 'business can do it better', but I'm shocked I see nothing on here about the stories of accidental electrocutions in the theaters of war due to allegedly shoddy electrical work.

From ABC NEWS:
http://abcnews.go.com/US/story?id=4489783

'...Maseth, 24, of Shaler, Pa., outside Pittsburgh, was electrocuted on Jan. 2 when an improperly grounded electric water pump short-circuited and flowed through the pipes. Since the coiled hose was touching his arm, he was hit with an electrical jolt and went into cardiac arrest and died.

Maseth's tragic death brings to 12 the number of soldiers who have died in Iraq due to accidental electrocution, according to Army and Marine e-mails obtained by Rep. Henry Waxman, D-Calif.

By comparison, there were 250 occupational fatalities due to electrocution among all workers in the United States in 2005, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics...'

From Foxnews:
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,340012,00.html

'...An initial KBR survey of the building "noted several safety issues concerning the improper grounding of electrical devices," the Army CID said in its memo. "The contract did not cover fixing potential hazards so those issues were never addressed."

The contract "only required KBR to fix the building (plumbing and electricity) as things broke," according to the memo. Since Maseth's death, KBR has been paid to fix hazards in his and several other buildings in the barracks, the CID said.

KBR declined comment on the lawsuit Wednesday night, saying in a statement that it had not seen the suit. In another statement earlier in the day, the company said it would cooperate with agencies investigating Maseth's death.

"KBR was providing repair services at the facility in response to requests issued by the Army" at the time of Maseth's death, said the company formerly owned by Halliburton Co., the oil services conglomerate once led by Vice President Dick Cheney. "The safety and security of all employees is KBR's top priority."

Since 2003, at least 12 service members have died in Iraq as a result of electrocution, according to the Army and Marine Corps.

In October 2004, Waxman said in his letter, the Army issued a safety alert that noted five soldiers had been electrocuted that year and improper grounding was a factor in nearly all of them...'