The Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office identified the victim as 40-year-old Nicholas Marks of East Weymouth, Boston 25 News reported.
"I’ve known him for 18 years," Gerardo Ortiz, a window washer and friend of the victim, said. "We wake up every morning to go to work, and we don’t know what’s going to happen that day."
Video footage shows yellow tape blocking off the area as police and detectives investigated the scene. "Our deepest sympathies go out to Mr. Marks’s family and friends at this tragic time," Suffolk County District Attorney Kevin Hayden said.During a news conference, Suffolk District Attorney Kevin Hayden said the worker was about five to seven stories high when he fell to his death.
According to Boston 25 News, both accidents and fatalities in the window-washing world are relatively rare. OSHA reported 28 incidents over the last five years — eleven of those resulting in fatalities. However, over this five-year period, window washers spent millions of hours on the job.
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Window washer falls to his death outside Boston skyscraperThe tragic incident occurred just before 8 a.m. Monday.
Read more »
Boston window washer dies in fall from high-rise building, police sayThe fell “an unknown amount of stories' in the area of 100 Sumner Street.
Read more »
USA Today/Suffolk Poll: Trump Ties Biden in 2024 RaceA new USA Today/Suffolk University poll has former President Donald Trump tied with President Joe Biden in a 2024 rematch with 37% to 37%.
Read more »
USA Today/Suffolk Poll: Two-Thirds Want Quick Speaker DecisionA new USA Today/Suffolk University poll finds that 2 out of 3 U.S. voters want Congress to quickly elect a new speaker of the house to prevent a government shutdown and provide aid to Israel and Ukraine.
Read more »
‘Outlander’ Season 8: Relase Window, Cast, and Everything We Know So FarOutlander is returning to Starz for its eighth season. Here's what you need to know about the show's long-awaited return.
Read more »
Man solves the mystery of one Disney California Adventure windowA YouTuber announced he solved the mystery of why one window in DCA is always illuminated — but there’s more to the story.
Read more »