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NEWS ABOUT: electrocution

electrocution stories: 3 news summaries

Army 'Warned on Wiring' Before Soldier's Electrocution

Sergeant filed work order after being shocked in the shower

Jul 31, 08 12:31 PM CDT
(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... More »

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Iraq • US military • electrocution • KBR

Shoddy Electrical Work Killing US Troops in Iraq

Hazard from substandard work worse than Pentagon has acknowledged

Jul 18, 08 4:00 AM CDT
(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,... More »

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

Lightning
Strikes Same
Man Twice

Unlucky double-victim draws 2nd zap on anniversary of 1st

Jul 30, 07 4:35 PM CDT
(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;... More »

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storm • Pennsylvania • injury • lightning • electrocution

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