Preliminary Loss Reports (PLRs)

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A 20-year-old Specialist assigned to Fort Bliss, Texas died in a PMV-4 mishap that occurred 17 July 2022 on the installation at 2100 local. As the driver turned into the battalion parking lot, the Soldier riding in the rear passenger seat attempted to sit on the door frame of the open window. As a result, the Soldier fell out of the window and struck his head on the pavement. Alcohol was involved but the driver was given a field sobriety test by law enforcement personnel and passed. The mishap Soldier was transported to the local university medical center for further treatment. The Soldier was placed in a medically induced coma, however, succumbed to his injuries four days later.

Since 2017, the Army has lost an average of 36 Soldiers a year to PMV-4 mishaps. This mishap was the 19th PMV-4 fatality of FY22 and below the number of fatalities for the same time period last year.


Safety Tips For Pickup Truck Drivers | Driving Safe

Pickup trucks are versatile vehicles. They can easily be used for day-to-day errands and running around town, but they are also great for work because of the amount of equipment they can accommodate in the back. These powerful, heavy-duty vehicles help us haul, tow and get us where we need to be. But like any other tool of the trade, there are some important safety tips that should be observed.

PASSENGERS GO IN THE CAB BELTED UP – NOT THE BACK OR HANGING OUT THE WINDOW!

We’ve all seen images of pickup trucks travelling down a country road with people – often kids – blissfully riding along in the back. Some of us may even be guilty of doing this ourselves! But it’s time to put an end to this dangerous and illegal behavior.

Seat belts and airbags have been placed in modern vehicles for a reason – to protect the driver and passengers in case of an accident. The back of a pickup truck offers no such protection. Even a minor collision or large pothole, can toss a person out of the back of truck, causing injury or putting them into the path of another vehicle.

Key insights + statistics:
•Wearing your seat belt as a front-seat passenger can limit your chances of moderate to fatal injury by 50% and of dying by 45%. (NHTSA)
•Wearing your seat belt in a light truck limits your risk of critical injury by 60%. (AAA)
•Nationally, most (90.1%) of Americans use seat belts. (CDC)
•On average, 47% of people who die in car accidents weren’t wearing their seat belts. (IIHS)
•15,000 lives are saved every year by wearing a seat belt. (NHTSA)


How many people die from not wearing seat belts?

Unfortunately, the most recent accident fatality data is from 2017. In that year alone, of the 37,133 who died in car accidents, 17,452 people were not wearing a seat belt. With a mortality rate of 47% for those who choose not to, wearing a seat belt is absolutely critical to driver and passenger safety.

Horse play has no place when operating or riding in any vehicle this mishap proves you don’t have to be going fast to end up a fatality when alcohol is involved.

 

A 41-year-old Sergeant assigned to the United States Army Reserve, Birmingham, Alabama, died in a combat skills/military unique mishap 20 July 2022 on Fort Gordon, Georgia, at approximately 1130 local. The Soldier was participating in annual training when a tree inside the unit's bivouac area was struck by lightning. The tree disintegrated into multiple pieces that landed on three of the unit’s tents. The resulting impacts caused fatal injuries to the Soldier and various non-fatal injuries to eight additional Soldiers. The Soldier died in transit to the hospital. This mishap is still under investigation.

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


AVOID THE LIGHTNING THREAT – When Thunder Roars, Go Indoors!

Each year in the United States, there are about 25 million cloud-to-ground lightning flashes and about 300 people struck by lightning. Of those struck, about 30 people are killed and others suffer lifelong disabilities. Even though we boast, “it’s not training unless it’s raining,” most of these tragedies can be prevented though a deliberate risk assessment of the weather and a known plan to mitigate the hazards of lightning.

Tips:

· Know the local area weather forecast.
· Have a lightning safety plan. Know where you’ll go for safety and ensure you’ll have enough time to get there.
· Monitor the weather. Once outside, look for signs of a developing or approaching thunderstorm such as towering clouds, darkening skies, or flashes of lightning.
· Get to a safe place. If you hear thunder, even a distant rumble, seek safety immediately.
-Fully enclosed buildings with wiring and plumbing are best.
-A hard-topped metal vehicle with the windows closed is also safe.
-Stay inside until 30 minutes after the last rumble of thunder.
-Tents, sheds, picnic shelters, or covered porches do NOT protect you from lightning.

· Consider postponing activities if thunderstorms are forecast.

If you are caught outside with no safe shelter anywhere nearby, the following actions may reduce your risk:

• Immediately get off elevated areas such as hills, mountain ridges or peaks.
• Never lie flat on the ground.
• Never shelter under an isolated tree.
• Never use a cliff or rocky overhang for shelter.
• Immediately get out and away from ponds, lakes and other bodies of water.
• Stay away from objects that conduct electricity (barbed wire fences, power lines, trees, etc.).
• If you’re swimming or boating get to dry land and find a shelter fast.