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Preliminary Loss Reports (PLRs)

MEDIA Preliminary Loss Reports

About Preliminary Loss Reports (PLRs)

PLRs are intended to be used as an engagement tool for leaders to discuss the hazards and trends impacting Soldier safety and readiness. A PLR contains only basic information, as the investigation is ongoing, but provides sufficient background to allow leaders an opportunity to communicate risk at the Soldier level.

 

PLR 18-093 - PMV-4 Mishap Claims One Soldier's Life

Posting Date:   /   Categories: Preliminary Loss Reports, PMV-4
A 22-year-old Specialist assigned to 1st Armor Division, Fort Bliss, Texas, died in a PMV-4 mishap 17 August 2018 in Pecos, Texas, at 0850 local. The Soldier was thrown from his vehicle after it reportedly left the interstate and overturned. Seat belt use is unknown at this time.

  • Forty-eight percent of passenger vehicle occupants who were killed in traffic crashes in 2016 were unrestrained.

  • Seat belts saved an estimated 14,668 lives of passenger vehicle occupants 5 and older in 2016.

  • Research has found that lap/shoulder seat belts, when used, reduce the risk of fatal injury to front seat passenger car occupants by 45 percent and the risk of moderate-to-critical injury by 50 percent.

PLR 18-092 - PMV-4 Mishap Claims One Soldier's Life

Posting Date:   /   Categories: Preliminary Loss Reports, PMV-4
A 22-year-old Specialist assigned to the Maneuver Center of Excellence, Fort Benning, Georgia, died in a PMV-4 mishap 11 August 2018 in Caldwell, Texas, at 0330 local. The Soldier’s vehicle reportedly crossed the centerline, struck oncoming traffic head-on and rolled numerous times.

PLR 18-091 - Swimming Mishap Claims One Soldier's Life

Posting Date:   /   Categories: Preliminary Loss Reports, Sports & Recreation
A 28-year-old Specialist assigned to U.S. Army Europe died in a swimming mishap 6 August 2018 at Riedsee Bei Leeheim, Hesse, Germany, at 1650 local. The Soldier swam with a group to a large inflatable approximately 30-40 meters out, and submerged while returning to shore. He was recovered and transported to a local hospital, where he died from water inhalation complications.

PLR 18-090 - PMV-2 Mishap Claims One Soldier's Life

Posting Date:   /   Categories: Preliminary Loss Reports, PMV-2
A 24-year-old Sergeant assigned to 1st Armor Division, Fort Bliss, Texas, died in a PMV-2 mishap 5 August 2018, in El Paso, Texas, at 2015 local. The Soldier was riding on a highway with other riders when his motorcycle struck the rear end of a vehicle as it prepared to exit via an off-ramp. He was pronounced dead at the scene. Speed is suspected as a contributing factor. The Soldier had not completed the Motorcycle Safety Foundation’s Basic RiderCourse, and personal protective equipment use was not reported.

PLR 18-089 - Live-Fire Training Mishap Claims One Soldier's Life

Posting Date:   /   Categories: Preliminary Loss Reports, Military Weapons
A 19-year-old Private assigned to 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Kentucky, died in a training mishap 1 August 2018 on the installation at 1300 local. The Soldier was struck by a round fired from an M4A1 carbine while participating in a small-arms, live-fire training event. The USACRC is leading a safety investigation into the mishap.
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