Window Contractor Falls 12 Stories, Dies
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A contractor fell 12 floors to his death in Greenwich Village yesterday, authorities said.
The 49-year-old man, whose identity was not available as of press time, was a window contractor, police said. He was performing work at 40 Fifth Ave., a residential building near the corner of Fifth Avenue and 11th Street, when he fell from the 12th floor around 4 p.m., according to a police department report.
A spokeswoman for the department said it was most likely an accident, but that the investigation into the contractor’s death was ongoing.
Police responded to a call and pronounced the man dead on arrival at the scene, according to the report. A representative from the medical examiner’s office said they had not yet reached a conclusion as to the cause of death.
The building is 15 stories tall and 79 years old, according to CityRealty.com, a real estate information Web site. The Department of Buildings could not be reached for comment.
