Lawmakers Press KBR, DOD About Electrocution Deaths - ENR | McGraw-Hill Construction

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Members of Congress continue to pose tough questions for contractor KBR and Dept. of Defense officials about the deaths of soldiers in Iraq from faulty wiring at military facilities. At a heated July 30 hearing, House Oversight and Government Reform Committee members sought to determine responsibility for the Jan. 8 death of Army Sgt. Ryan Maseth. He was electrocuted while showering in a KBR-maintained facility. An ungrounded water pump was cited as the source of the incident.

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