"A painter and decorator suffered fatal head injuries when he fell from a ladder while tying a Union flag to a lamppost, an inquest heard. Paul John Lumber, 61, had gone out near his home in Duckmoor Road in Bristol, to erect flags on lampposts after attending a football match. Avon Coroner's Court was told how neighbours heard a loud bang before discovering Mr Lumber on the ground, with his ladder nearby,"
"on the evening of 22 November last year. Mr Lumber, who was married, was taken to Southmead Hospital and underwent surgery but his condition deteriorated and he died on 6 December. Dr Simon Fox KC, assistant coroner for Avon, reached a conclusion of accidental death following a short hearing on Thursday. The coroner said: Mr Lumber fell from a ladder while tying a Union Jack flag to a lamppost at night after consuming alcohol."
Paul John Lumber, 61, suffered fatal head injuries after falling from a ladder while tying a Union flag to a lamppost near his home in Duckmoor Road, Bristol. He had gone out after attending a football match to erect flags on lampposts. Neighbours heard a loud bang and found him on the ground with his ladder nearby on the evening of 22 November. He was taken to Southmead Hospital and underwent surgery, but his condition deteriorated and he died on 6 December. Assistant coroner Dr Simon Fox KC concluded the death was accidental and recorded that alcohol had been consumed at night.
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