Base’s safety record mixed at mid-summer Published July 25, 2007 By Keesler News Staff 81st Training Wing Public Affairs KEESLER AIR FORCE BASE, Miss. -- As of July 12, Keesler's safety record for the 101 Critical Days of Summer was mixed. One fatality, a reportable mishap, and 33 non-report-able mishaps had been recorded by the safety office in the first 48 days of the period. That's one more fatality than during the entire 101 days of 2006, but nine fewer report-able mishaps and only one-third of last year's total of 94 non-reportable mishaps, ac-cording to safety officials. The fatality was Airman 1st Class Javaris Barnes, 81st Medical Group. He was killed June 17 when a vehicle traveling the wrong way on Interstate 10 hit his vehicle head-on. Reportable mishaps are those that fit the requirements of Class A, B or C mishaps outlined in Air Force In-struction 91-204. These are mishaps resulting in a substantial amount of damage, in an injury causing time away from work or a fatality. Although non-reportable mishaps don't have a classification, safety officials are required to track them. With 53 days of the 101 left as of July 12, safety officials re-emphasized the intentions of the summer-long campaign. "The main point of the 101 Critical Days of Summer campaign is to increase personal awareness of risk and thereby reduce the number of mishaps and fatalities," said Master Sgt. John McDill, the 81st Training Wing safety office superintendent. "Individuals should take a minute and ask themselves if the risks are really worth it." So far, people seem to be doing just that. "We're following the operating instructions, AFIs and technical orders like we should, and it's evident in the lack of on-duty injuries," said Tech. Sgt. John Kelley, 81st TRW safety office noncommissioned officer in charge. For more information, visit the safety office's new Web site on the Air Force Portal or call 377-3247. Second Lt. Nick Plante, Keesler News staff, and Perry Jenifer, Keesler News editor, contributed to this report.