A veteran window washer who worked at the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum in Boston, Massachusetts, died tragically Wednesday morning.
Boston police responded to reports of a library employee collapsing at about 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, Fox 25 reported.
At a press conference, Suffolk District Attorney Kevin Hayden said the worker was about five to seven stories high when he fell to his death.
“At the end of the day, it looks like a tragic accident,” Hayden said.
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Library and Museum Director Alan Price issued a statement Wednesday regarding the “shocking and tragic” incident, offering condolences to the workers’ loved ones and the “JFK Library family.”
“We are deeply saddened by the passing of a contractor who was washing windows at our facility today,” Price said. “Workplace safety has always been a priority at our facility.”
Price said the man was a team member of a window cleaning company identified by the Boston press as Gaeta Window Cleaning & Power Washing Services and had worked safely at the library for many years.
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The company was on site to pressure wash the building, but bad weather forced the team to move indoors and begin cleaning the library’s interior pavilion glass.
According to the library’s Facebook page, the pavilion is 115 feet tall.
Boston Police and OSHA are investigating the cause of the accident.
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The library is set to reopen on Friday after being closed since Wednesday’s fatal fall.