Mail Carrier's Heat Sickness Prompts $129,336 Fine for USPS

The U.S. Postal Service is facing proposed fines of $129,336 after a Las Vegas mail carrier was hospitalized for heat exposure. An investigation by the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration found that at least four USPS employees at the Silverado Station branch in Las Vegas were treated for heat-related illness this year, including one hospitalization. The hospitalization occurred on Aug. 1 for an employee delivering mail while the heat index was higher than 99 degrees. In the three other heat sickness cases, in June and July, the carriers were working in conditions where the he...