A worker plummeted five stories to his death while washing windows without a safety harness in Manhattan Tuesday . The unnamed victim was reportedly leaning out of a fifth-floor unit at the Hanover River House at 335 Greenwich Street in Tribeca when fell just before 1.10pm . The window washer landed in front of a high-end rug store , with his head coming to rest in a pile of hardened snow and the rest of his body on the concrete sidewalk . Grisly accident : A window washer was leaning out of a fifth-floor unit at the Hanover River House at 335 Greenwich Street in Tribeca when fell , landing with his head in a pile of snow and his body on the sidewalk . Horrified witnesses said the victim was still breathing and conscious by the time first responders came on the scene . As they were awaiting the paramedics ’ arrival , several Good Samaritans walked over and covered the man with their coats to keep him warm against the frigid temperatures , according to the New York Post . Responding EMTs performed chest compressions on the injured worker and then rushed him to New York Downtown Hospital , where he died a short time later . 7Online reported that the window the man was washing was unhinged and swung open , causing him to fall out to his death . Witness Orie Cipollaro described the 38-year-old worker hanging out of the window backwards in the minutes before the deadly fall , while another bystander claimed he saw the man hold onto the window with one hand while washing it with the other , reported the New York Daily News . In an interview with the News , witness John Cataneo described a grisly scene on Greenwich Street this afternoon . ‘ His legs were twisted his arms were bent and he was bleeding from his hands , it was very gruesome , ’ Cataneo recalled . Employer : The deceased window washer worked for Aerial Window Cleaning , headquarterd in this building at 260 West 36th Street . The name of the victim has not been released as of 5pm , but he was said to be a 38-year-old man employed by Aerial Window Cleaning . According to the company 's Google+ page , Aerial Window Cleaning , located at 260 West 36th Street , has been in business for more than 20 years . Daily Mail reached out to the cleaning company for comment and is awaiting a response .
Unnamed victim was leaning out of fifth-floor unit at Hanover River House at 335 Greenwich Street in Tribeca when fell . A woman who lives on the same floor, said she heard a loud boom and saw people running from the building.