A person has died after falling from a high-rise office tower in downtown Boston on Monday morning, according to police.
Police said they received a call at 7:54 a.m. for a person who fell from a building at 100 Summer St. The worker who fell from the building has died, they said.
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The victim was identified as 40-year-old Nicholas Marks of Weymouth, according to the office of Suffolk County District Attorney Kevin Hayden.
The Boston Fire Department and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration are investigating.
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"Our deepest sympathies go out to Mr. Marks's family and friends at this tragic time," the district attorney's office said in a statement. "The investigation being conducted by OSHA will determine what role, if any, our office will have moving forward in this matter."
OSHA spokesperson Edmund Fitzgerald said the agency was notified of the fall and is responding. He had no further information to release.
100 Summer Street is a 32-story, 450 foot high office complex located in Boston's Financial District. The 1.1 million square foot tower is one of the tallest buildings in the city.
Aerial footage showed an area near the building cordoned off with police tape and multiple emergency vehicles surrounding the scene.
