The department of Labor & Industries has fined The Boeing Co. $3,600 for a February accident where a worker lost his legs after he was trapped underneath the tires of a 787 jetliner.
The department of Labor & Industries has fined The Boeing Co. $3,600 for a February accident where a worker lost his legs after he was trapped underneath the tires of a 787 jetliner.
The February incident happened when a plane was being towed at Paine Field. The department said that a supervisor of the team towing the jet deviated from written aircraft towing procedures and removed workers that monitor the safety of the crew handling the wedges for the airplane wheels.
Drivers who drink to celebrate the new year at bars in Pierce County can get a free tow home through New Year’s Day.
Starting Saturday, 13 Pierce County tow companies are offering to tow drunken drivers and their vehicles home within a 5-mile radius.
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A Spanaway couple that owns a towing business was ordered to pay nearly $23,000 in restitution after pleading guilty to charges that they continued to employ workers after the state ordered them not to due to insurance issues.
Bill’s Towing is willing to refund all but $27.50 per driver for people whose cars were impounded in downtown Tacoma during the First Night celebration on New Year’s Eve, company spokesman Mike Weinman said Sunday.
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