Contractor ordered to do barracks inspections
By Ramesh Santanam - The Associated Press
Posted : Wednesday Jul 2, 2008 6:00:30
PITTSBURGH — Gen. David Petraeus, the top U.S. commander in Iraq, says 13 Americans have died of accidental electrocution there since September 2003 and a contractor has been ordered to inspect facilities for electrical safety hazards, a Pennsylvania senator said.
The military has acknowledged that 12 Americans died in Iraq from accidental electrocution. Sen. Bob Casey said he learned last week from Petraeus that 10 soldiers, one Marine and two private contractors died. Casey said he was not given details on the 13th fatality.
"At least one death is on the record that wasn’t on the record before," Casey told The Associated Press on Monday. "It’s also very troubling that it takes this long to get this type of information from the Department of Defense."
http://www.navytimes.com/news/2008/07/ap_iraq_electrocutions_070108/
