A man suffered fatal head injuries after falling from a ladder intoxicated, while tying a Union flag to a lamppost, an inquest heard.
After watching a football match, Paul Lumber, 61, had gone to attach flags to lampposts near his home in Bedminster, Bristol, on the evening of 22 November last year.
Neighbours heard a loud bang before finding Lumber, a painter and decorator, on the ground by his ladder, Avon Coroner’s Court heard. He died at Southmead Hospital on 6 December.
Dr Simon Fox KC, assistant coroner for Avon, reached a conclusion of accidental death on Thursday, noting Lumber had consumed alcohol before his fall.