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Accident: 692947 - Two Employees Struck And Killed By Falling Crane Boom

**Accident: 692947 -- Report ID: 0355112 -- Event Date: 03/26/1986**
Inspection	Open Date	SIC	Establishment Name
3333051	03/26/1986	3272	Lone Star Cement, Incorporated

At approximately 6:45 a.m. on March 26, 1986, Employees #1 and #2 were connecting wire rope slings to a 30 1/2 ton concrete beam. Due to the angle of the boom of the 55 ton crane, the overloaded boom fell, striking and killing both employees.

Keywords: collapse, crane boom, work rules, overloaded, struck by, falling object, crane

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature	Occupation
1	3333051			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported
2	3333051			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

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