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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 22-068 – Combat Skills/Military Unique Claims Two Lives

Posting Date:   /   Categories: Preliminary Loss Reports, Other
A Staff Sergeant and Second Lieutenant assigned as students at Fort Benning, Georgia, died in a combat skills/military unique mishap 9 August 2022 in Cleveland, Georgia, at 1515 local. While conducting mountaineering training, the unit went into its lightning-lockdown procedures as strikes occurred within 10 miles of the area. While the students spread out, the wind blew a large portion of a tree onto five students. Unit medics transported the two fatally injured Soldiers off the mountainside and transferred the Soldiers onto local ambulances with the unit physician’s assistant assisting along the way. The remaining three Soldiers sustained non-fatal injuries and were transported to Northeast Georgia Medical Center in Gainesville, Georgia. Two of the Soldiers who suffered non-fatal injuries were discharged. The third injured Soldier was hospitalized for two days and discharged for outpatient care. The USACRC is leading a safety investigation into the mishap.

Since 2017, the Army has lost an average of three Soldiers a year to combat skills/military unique mishaps. This tragedy was the third and fourth combat skills/military unique fatalities of FY22.

 

PLR 22-067 – PMV-2 Mishap Claims One Soldier's Life

Posting Date:   /   Categories: Preliminary Loss Reports, PMV-2
A Sergeant assigned to Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, died in a PMV-2 mishap 24 June 2022 in Elma, Washington, at 0932 local. The Soldier was traveling at a high rate of speed westbound when they lost control and struck the guardrail on the right shoulder. They were ejected into the roadway and struck by a pick-up truck. It is unknown if the Soldier was wearing personal protective equipment. It was reported that the Soldier did not complete the Basic RiderCourse (BRC I). This mishap is still under investigation by the Washington State Patrol (WSP).

Since 2017, the Army has lost an average of 25 Soldiers a year to PMV-2 mishaps. This mishap is the 22nd PMV-2 fatality of FY22.

Tips for motorcyclists:
Wear a DOT-compliant helmet.
Use turn signals for every turn or lane change and combine with hand signals.
Wear brightly colored protective gear and use reflective tape and stickers to increase visibility.
Position in the lane where most visible to other drivers.
Pay attention by avoiding any action that takes your eyes, your ears or your mind off the road and traffic.
Obey the speed limit. Driving at the posted limit allows you to see, identify and react to possible obstacles.
Ride sober. Alcohol and/or drugs can impair your judgment, coordination and reaction time.

Take a rider training course. Find information at https://safet.army.mil/OFF-DUTY/PMV-2-motorcycles/Training

To date, in FY22, the Army has experienced 21 fatalities and:
48% occur over the weekend
100% involved a male soldier
95% were over age 24
60% involved an E-5 or above


 

PLR 22-066 – PMV-4 Mishap Claims One Soldier's Life

Posting Date:   /   Categories: Preliminary Loss Reports, PMV-4
A 23-year-old Second Lieutenant assigned to Fort Bragg, North Carolina, died in a PMV-4 mishap 5 August 2022 in Raeford, North Carolina, at 0554 local. The Soldier was traveling north on the highway when he struck a civilian vehicle head-on. He died at the scene. The driver of the other vehicle suffered non-fatal injuries. The Soldier’s chain of command assisted the Hoke County morgue in verifying the Soldier’s identity. Additional information surrounding the mishap is currently available.

Since 2017, the Army has lost an average of 35 Soldiers a year to PMV-4 mishaps. This mishap was the 25th PMV-4 fatality of FY22 and below the number of fatalities for the same time period last year.

 

PLR 22-065 – Off-Duty Sports, Recreation, and Physical Training Mishap Claims One Soldier's Life

Posting Date:   /   Categories: Preliminary Loss Reports, Sports & Recreation
A 37-year-old Staff Sergeant assigned to Fort Polk, Louisiana died in an off-duty sports, recreation, and physical training mishap 31 July 2022 in Whitewright, Texas, at 1451 local. The Soldier was involved in a civilian skydiving mishap and sustained fatal injuries. It was reported that the Soldier was transported to the local medical center and pronounced dead by the attending physician. Currently, additional details are unavailable.

Since FY17, the Army has lost an average of 12 Soldiers a year to off-duty sports, recreation and physical training mishaps. This tragedy was the sixth off-duty sports, recreation and physical training mishap of FY22.

 

PLR 22-064 – PMV-4 Mishap Claims One Soldier's Life

Posting Date:   /   Categories: Preliminary Loss Reports, PMV-4
A 29-year-old Staff Sergeant assigned to Fort Hood, Texas, died in a PMV-4 mishap 2 August 2022 in Temple, Texas, at 0500 local. The Soldier was reportedly traveling northbound and was involved in a three-vehicle crash. The Temple Police Department and Texas Department of Public Safety (TDPS) discovered the Soldier dead when they arrived on the scene. Specific information about the mishap is currently unavailable. The safety/unit points of contact are waiting for the TDPS to release its final report.

Since 2017, the Army has lost an average of 35 Soldiers a year to PMV-4 mishaps. This mishap was the 24th PMV-4 fatality of FY22 and below the number of fatalities for the same time period last year.

 

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