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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 18-084 - Fire Mishap Claims One Army Civilian's Life

Posting Date:   /   Categories: Preliminary Loss Reports, Workplace
An Army Civilian Corps employee died of burns from a flash fire that occurred on 19 July 2018, at approximately 0720 local, on Letterkenny Army Depot, Pennsylvania. He and two other employees were in the process of moving a 55-gallon drum of paint thinner in the painting kitchen when the fire erupted in the area of the drum. The other two employees sustained serious injuries.

PLR 18-083 - PMV-2 Mishap Claims One Soldier's Life

Posting Date:   /   Categories: Preliminary Loss Reports, PMV-2
A 23-year-old Second Lieutenant assigned to 101st Airborne Division, Fort Campbell, Kentucky, died in a PMV-2 mishap 16 July 2018 in Clarksville, Tennessee, at 1200 local. The Soldier was on leave while operating his motorcycle with the right of way when he collided with a vehicle that turned into his path of travel. He was wearing an approved helmet.

  • Any intersection is potentially hazardous, whether it has stoplights, stop signs or
    is unmarked.

  • The majority of multi-vehicle motorcycle crashes generally are caused when other
    drivers simply didn’t see the motorcyclist. Proceed cautiously at intersections and
    yield to pedestrians and other vehicles as appropriate.

  • Be mentally prepared for every ride and assume vehicles may pull out in front of you.

PLR 18-082 - Army Combat Vehicle Mishap Claims One Soldier's Life

Posting Date:   /   Categories: Preliminary Loss Reports, Army Vehicle
A 21-year-old Specialist assigned to 75th Field Artillery Brigade, Fort Sill, Oklahoma, died in an Army combat vehicle mishap 13 July 2018 at Fort Sill, at 1330 local. The Soldier was performing ground-guide procedures when he became entrapped between the M270 (MLRS) being ground guided and another M270 (MLRS).

  • Ground guides should never position themselves directly in front of or
    behind the vehicle they are ground guiding.

  • Operators should stop the vehicle immediately if they lose sight of the
    ground guide.

  • For more tips and information, see https://safety.army.mil/ON-DUTY/
    Government-Motor-Vehicle/Ground-Guiding

PLR 18-081 - PMV-4 Mishap Claims One Soldier's Life

Posting Date:   /   Categories: Preliminary Loss Reports, PMV-4
A 20-year-old Specialist assigned to 1st Infantry Division, Fort Riley, Kansas, died in a PMV-4 mishap 12 July 2018 in Cortez, Colorado, at 2315 local. The Soldier was on leave when his vehicle was involved in a multi-vehicle mishap.

PLR 18-080 - Parachuting Mishap Claims One Soldier's Life

Posting Date:   /   Categories: Preliminary Loss Reports, Parachute
A 46-year-old Sergeant Major assigned to U.S. Army Special Operations Command died 1 July 2018 from injuries sustained during a hard landing while conducting military free-fall parachute training near Fort Bragg, North Carolina. The Soldier was air evacuated to a regional medical center, but passed away from his injuries four days later. An installation-level accident investigation board is investigating this mishap.

 

 
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