Summary
A man named Paul Lumber died after falling from a ladder while trying to hang Union flags in Bristol. He had been drinking alcohol before the accident. The coroner ruled the death as accidental, citing traumatic brain injury from the fall as the cause of death.
Key Facts
- Paul Lumber fell from a ladder while tying Union flags to a lamppost.
- The incident occurred in Bedminster, Bristol, on November 22 last year.
- Lumber had consumed alcohol before the fall.
- He suffered severe head injuries and died in the hospital on December 6.
- The coroner concluded the death was accidental due to a fall.
- Paramedics treated him on the scene, and a Union Jack flag was found on the lamppost.
- Lumber was a painter and decorator known for his support of Bristol City FC.
