Congress questions Postmaster General after Dallas letter carrier dies during heat wave

The letter to Postmaster General Louis DeJoy asks questions about what the Postal Service is doing following the death of USPS worker Eugene Gates Jr., who collapsed on June 20 in Dallas during a stretch of extreme heat.

While on his normal route going door to door during Tuesday’s extreme heat, the 66-year-old collapsed in a front yard, and the homeowner came outside to perform CPR. He later died at the hospital.A group of Congressional Democrats, led by Rep. Jamie Raskin and Rep. Jasmie Crockett , are demanding answers from the Postmaster General about working conditions for postal workers followingThe letter to Postmaster General Louis DeJoy specifically brings up the death of Eugene Gates Jr.

In 2012, John Watzlawick died while delivering mail in the heat. Watzlawick told management that he felt ill from the heat prior to his death.

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