EVERETT, Wash. — A Boeing employee suffered serious injuries after getting caught in the wing flap of a 747 Monday.
Firefighters said the worker was seriously injured in the 7:30 p.m. accident at the Everett plant.
The Everett Fire Department said they responded after Boeing Fire Department crews rescued the man who was trapped between the spoiler and the flap/wing assembly on the aircraft.
The spoiler is used in flight for roll control and to slow the plane for landing.
Sources said the plane was for Air Bridge Cargo Airlines, a freight airline in Russia.
Paramedics transported the man to Providence Hospital in Everett.
Boeing said it is making the Employee Assistance Program available for employees who witnessed what happened and need support and they said staff have been in contact with the victim's family, but did not say anything about the man's condition.
An investigation into the cause is under way.
On Feb. 3, Boeing worker Josh Divers suffered severe leg injuries when he was trapped under a 787 at Paine Field. He is now an amputee who is doing rehabilitation at Harborview Medical Center.
Harborview spokeswoman Susan Gregg said he's in satisfactory condition and has "a tough road ahead but is doing better."
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