Watch | Pilot Sustains Injuries as Denver Airport Walkway Swallows His Foot, Maker Sued

A pilot working for Delta airlines filed a lawsuit against an elevator company after a moving walkway at the Denver International Airport swallowed his foot whole last November.

The incident happened when pilot Kenneth Gow was walking through Concourse A of the Denver airport and suddenly his foot caught on the end of a moving walkway. The walkway was missing a protective plate. The complaint alleged that Gow’s foot, shoe and sock were all severely damaged as his foot was trapped in the open slot.

Gow, who hails from Utah, originally filed the complaint against TK Elevator Corporation last December in Denver District Court. It was moved to Colorado’s federal district court last month due to several factors.

A video of the incident shared by Australian broadcaster 9News shows a missing comb plate at the end of the walkway a few moments before Gow trips and falls.

Following the incident, Gow visited a clinic in Utah where he was given physical therapy for the pain in his left ankle and left foot. He also sustained injuries to his left shoulder due to the fall, the lawsuit said. The medical reports diagnosed Gow suffered inflamed joints, a strained left Achilles tendon and bone contusions, as per the lawsuit.

The lawsuit says that despite undergoing therapy he remains in serious pain.

As the incident happened in Colorado and Gow and the walkway maker company are from different states, he is claiming more than $75,000 in damages due to which the case was removed from state to federal court, according to a report by The Denver Post.

The pilot is seeking compensation for physical and emotional damages, as well as to cover doctors’ fees, prescriptions, hospital care, physical therapy and other medical procedures. The amount will be determined at trial.

The case was reminiscent of the incident at Bangkok’s Don Mueang airport in July last year where rescuers amputated the leg of a woman who got stuck in a travelator.