However, cases of flooding, collision, grounding,
explosion, or fire are investigated and reported
regardless of the cost involved. One exception is
small trash fires or similar fires involving no
personnel injuries and material damage limited
to the container in which the fire originated.
3. Explosive Mishaps Supplement Report
DD-MIL(AR) 1020 (5102)Used to report
mishaps, incidents, and malfunctions (collectively
referred to as explosive mishaps) involving non-
nuclear explosives, explosive ordnance, chemical
agents, and systems. This report is submitted as
a supplement to the Material (Property) Damage
Mishap Report, OPNAV 5102-2; it represents an
extension of the cause factors section of that
report.
4. Motor Vehicle Mishap Report, OPNAV
5102-4Used to report a motor vehicle mishap
involving a government motor vehicle or private
motor vehicle (on Navy property) if it results in
the following:
a. An injury or a death of any occupant
or nonoccupant of the motor vehicle involved or
property damage of
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should include damage to all motor vehicles
involved, their contents, and all other government
or private property.
b. A motor vehicle mishap not on Navy
property involving a private motor vehicle and
resulting in injury or death to Navy military or
civilian personnel. A mishap involving Navy
civilian personnel requires a report only when
the injury occurs because of or during the
performance of job-related duties. Travel to and
from work does not meet, the criterion for such
a report.
5. SAFETYGRAM, OPNAV 5102/4 (fig.
8-1)Used to describe any situation that has
mishap-causing potential or to make recommen-
dations to improve safety. That includes near
mishap and hazardous conditions which, if
allowed to go unchecked or uncorrected, could
cause a mishap. When submitting a Material
(Property) Damage Report, OPNAV 5102-2, you
may also use an unofficial correspondence
SAFETYGRAM to report these situations.
Certain categories of mishaps require the
submission of special reports. These special
reports are specifically excluded from the
reporting requirements of OPNAVINST 5102.1C.
These categories and their corresponding reporting
instructions are as follows:
1. Damage, injuries, or death as a direct
result of hostile action. Special Incident
Reporting, OPNAVINST 3100.6E.
2.
3.
Nuclear weapons mishaps/incidents. OP-
NAVINST 3100.6E and Procedures of Joint
Reporting Structure, JCS Publication 6.
Mishaps associated with naval nuclear pro-
pulsion plants. Procedures and Reporting
Requirements for Nuclear and Radiological
Accidents, OPNAVINST 3040.5B and OP-
NAVINST 3100.6E.
Other special cases may require more than one
type of report under separate instructions. An
example of such a case is an aircraft mishap or
a fire at a naval shore activity. The Naval
Aviation Safety Program, OPNAVINST 3750.6P,
provides for the reporting of crew members,
passengers, and other persons (nonoccupants)
injured or killed in an aircraft mishap. Damage
to naval aircraft is also reported. However, when
an aircraft mishap causes material damage to a
ship or shore activity, except for aviation facilities
in the flight deck or runway areas, a material
property damage report is submitted. The ship or
shore activity submits the report. The report
details the damage sustained, the damage control
and fire-fighting procedures used, and the equip-
ment used to control or limit the damage.
Fires at naval shore activities are reported
using the Standard Organization and Regulations
of the U.S. Navy (SORN). However, all injuries
or deaths associated with these fires are reported
following OPNAVINST 5102.1C. When explosives
are involved in either of these special cases, the
additional reports required by OPNAVINST
5102.1C. will be submitted.
PREPARING THE REPORT
The final part of the investigation is your
report containing your recommendations to
eliminate or control the causal factors in the
mishap. Your report will contain any or all of
completed OPNAV Forms 5102/1, 5102/2, or
5102/3. Appendix II of NAVSAFECEN 5102/29,
Handbook for the Conduct of Forces Afloat Safety
Investigations, contains checklists for use in the
investigation of the most common types of mishaps.
Your report should provide a word picture of
the entire mishap. It should be a detailed,
concise account rather than a brief report of
the incident. When you complete your report,
forward it to the commanding officer for
signature; then forward the report to the Naval
Safety Center.
MISHAP PREVENTION
A mishap is always unplanned by the person
whom it affects; otherwise, the mishap would not
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