Previous studies find Hoffman devices dangerous
Friday, July 13th, 2007 by AaronApparently, the Desert Dispatch was not the first news organization to stumble across how dangerous a Hoffman device is.
The CBS Evening news ran a series on the dangers of military simulation devices to soldiers in 2003.
According to the CBS investigation, “since 1983, scores of soldiers have suffered serious injuries when simulators and the explosives they use — known as ‘Hoffman rounds’ — went off when they weren’t supposed to.”
The CBS series focuses on the dangers to soldiers. The Desert Dispatch’s story, Scrapper injured by military ordnance, focuses on their potential danger to civilians who find and attempt to scrap these devices.
April Hull sustained serious burns over much of her body after a Hoffman device detonated inside her motor home. She is recovering now but worries that there are more of these devices out there.
CBS News series: Part One: Military Simulators Come Under Fire
Part Two: Army Covered Up Simulator Danger
