Army: Shower Death Negligent Homicide

[unhappycamper]

Army: Shower Death Negligent Homicide
January 23, 2009
Associated Press

WASHINGTON - An Army investigation called the electrocution death of a U.S. Soldier in Iraq a "negligent homicide" caused by military contractor KBR Inc. and two of its supervisors, according to a document obtained by The Associated Press.

An Army criminal investigator said the manner of death for Staff Sgt. Ryan Maseth, 24, of Pittsburgh, has been changed from accidental to negligent homicide because the contractor failed to ensure that "qualified electricians and plumbers" worked on the barracks where Maseth died, according to the document.

Heather L. Browne, a spokeswoman for Houston-based KBR, said in a statement that the company cannot comment on the report because the company has not seen it.

"KBR's investigation has produced no evidence that KBR was responsible for Sgt. Maseth's death," Browne said. "We have cooperated fully with all government agencies investigating this matter and will do so in the future."

The Green Beret died of cardiac arrest on Jan. 2, 2008. He was electrocuted while taking a shower in his barracks in Baghdad. He was assigned to the 5th Special Forces Group at Fort Campbell, Ky.


Rest of article at: http://www.military.com/news/article/army-shower-death-negligent-homicide.html?col=1186032369115

[varkam]

1. ""KBR's investigation has produced no evidence that KBR was responsible for Sgt. Maseth's death,"

:rofl:

We investigated ourselves thoroughly and, in the end, found that we are totally innocent!

[TahitiNut]

2. Corporate chutzpah ... on steroids.

:puke: