painter suffered severe head injuries after fall - inquest
A master painter fell from the scaffold while painting the outside of the house and was unfortunately killed, investigators heard. John Kelly (66)
From St Fintan villa in Deansgrange, Co Dublin died on the spot when he fell 30 feet from a ladder placed on top of 4.
On May 15, the scaffold tower was 35 metres high.
The Court of the Dublin coroner heard that when Mr. Kelly and his colleagues worked on the top platform of the scaffold, the scaffold tower suddenly collapsed.
Mr Kelly was described in court as a master painter known for his high standard of craftsmanship, who worked on the ceiling of a professional painter
At the time of the incident, the restoration of the cathedral and the Royal Hospital Kilmainham was painting the exterior of a house in Blackstone.
He works with his dragon.
Times colleague Colin Dunn told the investigation that they were painting the side of the house and used the mobile scaffolding borrowed by Mr. Kelly to get to a higher place.
They put a ladder on the top platform of the scaffold tower, and when the incident happened, Mr. Kelly had gone up and painted the floor of the house.
\"I sit at the bottom of the ladder.
I felt the scaffold moving and jumped very clearly.
The scaffold fell back.
I went to the bottom where the scaffold was, and the scaffold was now halfway over and turned into a hedge, and I saw John lying on the ground.
\"I know he\'s dead,\" he said . \"
Mr. Kelly was pronounced dead at the scene. At post-
The cause of death was a serious head injury.
The Health and Security Bureau investigated the incident (HSA).
Mr. Kelly is a self.
Employed painters who have been in the industry since their 60 s.
Human serum protein Inspector David O\'Connell says there are more than 2 scaffolding.
7 m high, there should be a \"stand\" to support it.
He said it was not bundled \"in any way\" and there was no guardrail or board in place.
The three casters of the tower were locked, but none.
He said it was possible that the Caster could be unlocked when the tower collapsed.
Mr O\'Connell told the court that neither Mr Kelly nor Mr Dunn had a building ticket for the scaffolding.
Sergeant Ivan Houlin said that Mr. Kelly was believed to have borrowed the scaffold tower from a friend, but could not be sure who it was.
He confirmed that there were no suspicious circumstances in the death.
The jury ruled on the unfortunate death.