A Dallas postal worker collapsed and died over the weekend while on his route, authorities said.
51-year-old Jacob Taylor was working as a letter carrier in the Dallas Medical District on Saturday when he died.
While it remains unclear whether heat exhaustion was a factor in Taylor’s death, the temperature on Saturday reached 94 degrees.
“While the circumstances of his death are still under review, it’s, of course, a heartbreaking loss,” the National Association of Letter Carriers said Tuesday.
“It serves once again as another jarring reminder. Of the on-the-job hazards that letter carriers face every day, such as crime, assaults, extreme heat, and dealing with problems with infrastructure, such as outdated postal vehicles and other factors.”
Taylor had been with the United States Postal Service (USPS) for 28 years. On the day of his death, he was reportedly replacing a co-worker.
