Report on civilian's death released Published April 10, 2007 RANDOLPH AIR FORCE BASE, Texas -- The Air Force released, April 9, a report of investigation into the January 16, 2007, death of Paul F. Hammond Jr., citing the cause of death as accidental. Mr. Hammond was assigned to the 97th Air Mobility Wing's Maintenance Directorate as a KC-135 crew chief at Altus Air Force Base, Okla. While preparing an aircraft for a mission, he fell from the ladder of a B-5 stand and sustained blunt force trauma injuries to his cranium leading to his death. Indirectly, human factor such as fatigue, complacency, and channelized attention contributed to his death. Col. Marcia Rossi from Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas, served as president of the ground accident investigation board.