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"Pipes Have Voltage, Get Shocked In The Shower"
July 30, 2008 1:35 PM
Congressional staffers working for California Democrat Henry Waxman say on JULY 8th, 2007, Sergeant Justin Hummer sent KBR a work order which stated, "PIPES HAVE VOLTAGE, GET SHOCKED IN SHOWER." According to a report Waxman's staff will release today, the very next day, JULY 9th, 2007, KBR replaced the water pump. On January 2, 2008, Staff Sergeant Maseth, living in the very same building in Iraq that Sergeant Justin Hummer lived in when he sent KBR that work order, was electrocuted while taking a shower. The report says, "If these documents are accurate, this is the SAME water pump that ARMY INVESTIGATORS determined malfunctioned six months later on January 2, 2008, killing Staff Sergeant Maseth."
Waxman's hearing is all about U.S. soldiers and contractors being electrocuted while swimming, power washing vehicles, and taking showers in Iraq. The electrocutions are caused by shoddy electrical work and some are accusing KBR of sloppy maintenance and repair jobs. The number of deaths varies from 12 to 15, with many more suffering mild to severe shocks.
Today Tom Bruni, theater engineering and construction manager at KBR, will first express his company's "DEEPEST SYMPATHY" to all of the families and friends who have lost loved ones in Iraq. He will say MEDIA accounts are full of FACTUAL ERRORS and INACCURACIES and add that while some blame KBR for the electrocutions, "THE REALITY IS THAT KBR'S ACTIONS WERE NOT THE CAUSE OF ANY OF THESE TERRIBLE ACCIDENTS." Bruni also says that KBR did NOT install the water pump that malfunctioned contributing to the death of Staff Sergeant Maseth.
July 30, 2008 | Permalink | User Comments (3)
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Waxman is such a sad little man. He must have been really bullied as a kid and now he's out for revenge on the GOP. But he just comes across as pitiful.
Henry, get a life.
Posted by: Jo | Jul 30, 2008 1:47:29 PM
This is a perfect example of how McCain and the Republicans have voted no on all those bills to help our soldiers. Go ahead vote McCain in office again. Live the life you have been living.
Posted by: becky | Jul 30, 2008 1:52:37 PM
typical republicans... the latest is stevens from Alaska. Really makes you scratch how these guys get eelected, but then again this country elected bush/cheney twice... Maybe this election people will finally show they have learned from their mistakes. Obama 2008!
Posted by: pt | Jul 30, 2008 1:59:48 PM
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