A USW member was fatally injured after falling from a belt manlift. It appears the victim attempted to mount and ride the descending foot step (platform) when the incident occurred. He was working alone at the time and there were no witnesses. This antiquated equipment is a power-driven endless belt in a tall column running vertically through floor openings. The belt moves in one direction only. The belt has footsteps (platforms) and hand-holds placed every few feet. A worker steps on the attached step and grabs the attached hand-hold to ride up or down from one floor to another.
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