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Carla Gates holding a picture of her husband Eugene Gates Jr., a 36 year veteran of the #USPS #USA #Postal Service, who died last year delivering mail when the heat index was 113 degrees Fahrenheit
The USPS disciplined Eugene weeks before he died for taking too long on his route in the heat wave. Carla found out later #Heat Illness Prevention training he should have received was falsified by postal management
#climatechange #climatecrisis #globalwarming #dallas #texas
Widow of North Texas postal worker who died of heat-related illness says not enough is done to keep workers safe
Eugene Gates Jr. collapsed last year while delivering mail on a day when the heat index reached 113 degrees. A year later, his widow worries that it will happen again if something doesn't change.Brooke Rogers (CBS Texas)
