Worker killed at State Fair in Columbia

An attraction worker at the South Carolina State Fair was killed on the final day of the event when he was struck by the ride.
   
The State newspaper reported that Jeff Doucleff was killed Sunday afternoon when the Inverter hit him.
   
Doucleff was a traveling fair worker and was in a secured area away from the public when the accident happened.
   
General manager Gary Goodman says no riders on the Inverter at the time reported seeing it. Goodman said details leading up to the accident were unclear.
   
The ride was closed for the rest of the day as officials investigated. An autopsy was scheduled Monday.
   
American Midway Entertainment spokeswoman Amber Swedgan said the Inverter is a platform ride that seats about 30 people in a car and flips them upside down.