Pentagon Tried To Cover For KBR In Soldier's Electrocution

Pentagon Tried To Cover For KBR In Soldier's Electrocution

On January 2, 2008, Army Staff Sergeant Ryan Maseth was electrocuted while taking a shower at the Legion Security Forces Building in Baghdad. Press reports have indicated that contractor KBR ignored repeated warnings about the unsafe wiring.

In memo to House Oversight Committee this week, Pentagon Inspector General Gordon Heddell claimed there was "no credible evidence" that either KBR or the DOD knew about the hazards beforehand. Information uncovered by the Committee, however, contradicts Heddell.

Popular in the Community

Close

What's Hot