U.S. Postal Service Worker Dies in Dallas, Union Official Confirms

Dallas, Texas letter carrier Jacob Taylor dies in extreme heat, second USPS worker to die in June

Although the Dallas County Medical Examiner’s Office has not yet released an official cause of death, Taylor’s death occurred during triple-digit temperatures and while working in one of the aging, un air-conditioned USPS vehicles that remain in widespread use across the country.

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U.S. Postal Service worker dies in Dallas, union official confirms

National Association of Letter Carriers President Kimetra Lewis said the worker died on Saturday, but they are still waiting for the cause of death.

Dallas letter carrier dies in the heat while on duty, union confirms

NALC President Brian L. Renfroe spoke before the House Subcommittee on Government Operations on June 24, announcing that Jacob Taylor, a member of Lone Star Branch 132, “died on the job last week” amid extreme heat conditions.