Six operations and the amputation of his left foot resulted .
The accident occurred when Blackburn , an engine driver with the Tasmanian Government Railways , got out of his moving train to inspect the track and slipped under the carriage .
Six operations and the amputation of engine driver 's left foot resulted .
The accident occurred when Blackburn , an engine driver with the Tasmanian Government Railways , got out of his moving train to inspect the track and slipped under the carriage .