A B757-200; PUSHED BACK 25 FT OFF TO THE R OF THE LEAD-IN LINE; IS STRUCK ON THE R WING LEADING EDGE BY ANOTHER B757 PUSHING BACK ON THE R AT DEN; CO.

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DURING PUSHBACK FROM DEN GATE B NOTICED MECH HAD US 25-30 FT R OF CTRLINE. I ASKED HIM IF THIS WAS OK; AND HE STATED 'IT'S OK; I GOT IT.' ANOTHER B757 PUSHED RIGHT AFTER US. GATE C ACFT WAS ON CTRLINE. I AGAIN ASKED MECH ABOUT ACFT PUSHING AT GATE C AND LACK OF CLRNC SPACE. MECH SAID THE OTHER TOW DRIVER (MECH) WAS AWARE OF OUR DEV FROM CTRLINE. ADDITIONAL B757 WAS ON CTRLINE DURING PUSH AT A. I TOLD FO TO WATCH CLRNC OF ACFT TO OUR R. UNABLE TO SEE ENTIRE R WING OF OUR B757 FROM FLT DECK. ACFT AT OUR R AT GATE C CONTACTED MY R LEADING EDGE SLAT WITH PUNCTURE FROM L TRAILING EDGE STATIC WICK. SLIGHT GOUGE ON LOWER L AILERON OF MY ACFT. MAINT/RAMP/ZONE CTL NOTIFIED. BOTH ACFT TOWED BACK TO GATES AT DEN. MY ACFT WAS REMOVED FROM SVC; OTHER REPAIRED AND LEFT DEN. CONTACTED DISPATCH; COMPANY OPS; DUTY FLT MGR; UNION SAFETY/LEGAL. DISCUSSED INCIDENT; CLRED TO CONTINUE PER MY CHIEF PLT; DUTY FLT MGR AND UNION LEGAL. RECEIVED 2ND ACFT FOR SWAP OF PAX/BAGS/CARGO. DEPARTED 3 HRS LATE FROM DEN TO BWI. REST OF FLT NORMAL. QUESTIONS? WHY DID MECH FEEL NEED TO DEVIATE FROM SOP AND TAKE US OFF PAINTED PUSHBACK LINE? WHY WAS RAMP TWR OR ADJACENT ACFT NOT NOTIFIED OF CHANGE? SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 486410: LACK OF COM BY GND PERSONNEL WITH EACH OTHER OR DEV FROM PUSHBACK PROC BY OUR TUG DRIVER ON HIS OWN SEEMED TO CAUSE INCIDENT.