Walter Stevens
| Age: | 50 |
| Died: | 6th Jun 1914 |
| Accident: | 6th Jun 1914 |
| Year Born: | abt. 1864 |
| Colliery: | Ouston |
| Company: | Birtley Iron Co., Ltd. |
| Occupation: | Platelayer |
| Notes: | |
| Buried: | [not known] |
| Category: | On the Surface :: On Railways, Sidings, or Tramways |
Deceased and another workman having filled an old-fashioned "box" or "chauldron" wagon holding 4 tons with the cleanings up from the railway line, were riding on each buffer on the front of it while it ran down a slight gradient; when the wagon was travelling about 6 miles an hour, on trying to brake it they found that the brake would not act, and deceased jumped off in front on to the 4-feet way, intending to run on to get to one side; he stumbled on reaching the ground and fell across the line, having both legs partially cut off; his companion jumped off in the same way but got clear; the brake would have held the wagon had it been properly applied, and deceased should have jumped from the outer side of the buffer
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