Deceased, whose hearing was a little defective in one ear, was employed in the timber yard at the pit and he stepped out from behind a stack of timber on to a line of rails, with a gradient of 1 in 28, up which a locomotive engine was pushing 5 waggons 3 of which were loaded with duff, at a speed of 10 miles per hour. The driver saw him come from behind the timber, and whistled, but could not prevent the accident and deceased was knocked down and both legs were cut off. The Local Inspectors reported, "We are unable to give an opinion how the accident occurred."

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