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  • July 2008

    • Army 'Warned on Wiring' Before Soldier's Electrocution

      CNN  |  Jul 31, 08 12:31 PM CDT

      Army 'Warned on Wiring' Before Soldier's Electrocution

      (Newser) - A sergeant warned Army administrators about faulty wiring months before a soldier was electrocuted in a shower at the same quarters, CNN reports. "Pipes have voltage, get shocked in the shower," he wrote in a work order. A House committee probing the electrocution deaths in Iraq had previously heard there was no evidence the Pentagon or contractor KBR knew of electrical problems at the facility. More »

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      Iraq  • US military  • KBR  • electrocution

    • Shoddy Electrical Work Killing US Troops in Iraq

      New York Times  |  Jul 18, 08 4:00 AM CDT

      Shoddy Electrical Work Killing US Troops in Iraq

      (Newser) - Shoddy electrical work by private contractors is making Iraq an even deadlier place for US troops, reports the New York Times . At least 13 troops have died from electrocution and many more have been injured. Others have perished in electrical fires. The problem is worse than the Pentagon has acknowledged, with 283 fires sparked at military installations in a 6-month period, according to Army documents. More »

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      Iraq  • US military  • Iraq contractors  • military bases  • KBR  • electrical shocks  • electrocution

  • July 2007

    • Lightning Strikes Same Man Twice

      Guardian (UK)  |  Jul 30, 07 4:35 PM CDT

      Lightning Strikes Same Man Twice

      (Newser) - A man celebrated the 27th anniversary of being struck by lightning with a second electrocution from above—and once again lived to tell the tale, the Guardian reports. The 68 year old was hiding from a Pennsylvania storm in a shed when he and four others were shocked by lightning; he had been hit at the age of 41 while driving a tractor-trailer. More »

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      storm  • Pennsylvania  • injury  • lightning  • electrocution

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