A hardhart fell to his death Thursday from the fifth story of a building under construction in Brooklyn, officials said.

The death of construction foreman Luis Zaruma, 36, of Williamsburg stunned his family, who recalled the dedicated worker offering a cheerful “good morning” as he left for the job site at 7 a.m. Thursday.

“He was a hardworking man and a loving husband, a family man, a good friend,” said his devastated wife, Sandra Rivera, 47, who met Zaruma shortly after he emigrated from his native Ecuador a decade ago.

Zaruma, who worked for Roth Metal Works, according to his family, fell from the fifth story of a residential building under construction on Bedford Ave. in Clinton Hill around 3:40p.m. yesterday, according to the NYPD and the Buildings Department.

Officials said the cause of the accident was under investigation, but a Buildings Department spokesman said Zaruma “was not wearing a safety harness.”

Zaruma’s family faulted safety procedures at the site, and said the fallen hardhat had been planning to leave the job.

“I’m very upset. I’m hurting,” his wife said.

(Source: NY Daily News)