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tawadi

(2,110 posts) Sun Feb 5, 2012, 10:27 PM Feb 2012

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Boeing worker run over by 787 in Everett

Boeing worker run over by 787 in Everett

by KING 5 News

Posted on February 3, 2012 at 6:58 PM

Updated Friday, Feb 3 at 11:07 PM

EVERETT, Wash. -- A Boeing worker was seriously injured Friday evening at Everett's Paine Field after being run over by a 787 Dreamliner.

Dozens of paramedics and firefighters rushed to Paine Field after 6:00 p.m., working quickly to free the person from under right wing landing gear.

The victim was eventually extricated and immediately airlifted to Harborview Medical Center. He is in serious condition.

http://www.king5.com/news/local/Boeing-worker-run-over-by-787-in-Everett-138690064.html

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Boeing worker run over by 787 in Everett (Original Post) tawadi Feb 2012 OP

Omigod. CaliforniaPeggy Feb 2012 #1

Article said he was in serious condition tawadi Feb 2012 #3

+ 1 virgogal Feb 2012 #4

Ohhh...ouch tammywammy Feb 2012 #2

Damn, seems like that would crush someone like a grape. The wheels.. BlueJazz Feb 2012 #5

CaliforniaPeggy

(149,635 posts)

1. Omigod.

Reply to tawadi (Original post)

Sun Feb 5, 2012, 10:29 PM

Feb 2012

Hope he'll be OK.

tawadi

(2,110 posts)

3. Article said he was in serious condition

Reply to CaliforniaPeggy (Reply #1)

Sun Feb 5, 2012, 10:38 PM

Feb 2012

Can't imagine how painful THAT must've been.

virgogal

(10,178 posts)

4. + 1

Reply to CaliforniaPeggy (Reply #1)

Sun Feb 5, 2012, 10:41 PM

Feb 2012

tammywammy

(26,582 posts)

2. Ohhh...ouch

Reply to tawadi (Original post)

Sun Feb 5, 2012, 10:31 PM

Feb 2012

I hope he's okay.

BlueJazz

(25,348 posts)

5. Damn, seems like that would crush someone like a grape. The wheels..

Reply to tawadi (Original post)

Sun Feb 5, 2012, 11:36 PM

Feb 2012

...must have not touched the main (organ) body of the person.

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