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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 20-022 - Parachuting Mishap Claims One Soldier's Life

Posting Date:   /   Categories: Preliminary Loss Reports, Parachute
A Master Sergeant assigned to Fort Bragg, North Carolina, died in a military freefall parachuting mishap 13 January 2020 in Eloy, Arizona, at 2130 local. It was reported that the Soldier may have performed a cutaway. He was found dead during an organized search. This was the first military freefall parachuting fatality in FY20.

 

 

PLR 20-021 - Training Mishap Claims One Soldier's Life

Posting Date:   /   Categories: Preliminary Loss Reports, Other
A 29-year-old Sergeant assigned to Evansville, Indiana, died in a training-related mishap 7 December 2019 in North Vernon, Indiana, at 1815 local. The Soldier was found unresponsive in a shower trailer. The on-site medic and another Soldier performed hands-only CPR as emergency personnel were dispatched to the scene. The Soldier was transported to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead on arrival. The coroner's preliminary report determined the cause of death to be asphyxia due to carbon monoxide inhalation. This was the first training-related fatality in FY20.

 

 

PLR 20-020 - PMV-4 Mishap Claims One Soldier's Life

Posting Date:   /   Categories: Preliminary Loss Reports, PMV-4
A 25-year-old Specialist assigned to Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, died in a PMV-4 mishap 12 January 2020 on the installation at 0200 local. The Soldier was driving when she was involved in a single-vehicle accident at a traffic circle. Seat belt use is unknown at this time. The mishap is under investigation. This was the eighth PMV-4 fatality in FY20.

 

 

PLR 20-019 - PMV-4 Mishap Claims One Soldier's Life

Posting Date:   /   Categories: Preliminary Loss Reports, PMV-4
A Private First Class assigned to Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, died in a PMV-4 mishap 30 December 2019 in Spotsylvania County, Virginia, at 2300 local. The Soldier was a passenger in a private motor vehicle that left the roadway and struck a tree. The civilian driver survived, but the Soldier was pronounced dead at the scene. Local law enforcement is investigating the mishap. This was the seventh PMV-4 fatality in FY20.

 

 

PLR 20-018 - PMV-4 Mishap Claims One Soldier's Life

Posting Date:   /   Categories: Preliminary Loss Reports, PMV-4
A 20-year-old Private Second Class assigned to Fort Drum, New York, died in a PMV-4 mishap 20 December 2019 in Jackson, Tennessee, at 1030 local. The Soldier was driving his vehicle through a construction zone on the interstate when he struck the rear of a slow-moving 18-wheeler. The Soldier was transported to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead. The Soldier's spouse, who was a passenger in the vehicle, died at the scene. The mishap is under investigation. This is the sixth PMV-4 fatality in FY20.

 

 
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