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The UPS driver's union, Teamsters Local 767, said a Texas UPS driver suffered from "heat related symptoms," and passed out behind the wheel.
Co-workers said Chris Begley, a 28-year veteran of UPS, "embodied the spirit of what it means to be a Teamster." UPS Driver Dies Of Heat Stroke After Making Deliveries In 101-Degree Texas Weather ...
OSHA later ruled that he had died from a heat-related illness, and issued a $14,502 fine, which UPS is contesting. ... “The number of worker heat deaths is severely undercounted,” Michaels ...
A North Texas UPS driver passed out from heat and crashed last week. Local union criticizes company, saying incident could have been prevented.
A heat-related illness on a hot day in north Texas last week led to a UPS worker’s passing out while driving on the highway and crashing the company vehicle into the woods, the worker’s union ...
And the ambiguous nature of his death meant that his family was unable to obtain other forms of assistance, such as workers' compensation benefits. If a worker dies on the job, the burden tends to lie on the employee's estate to prove the death was work-related—and the bar is high for deaths that involve cardiac events.
UPS employees and union leaders say this year more workers seem to be getting sick and been hospitalized because of the heat than ever before. ‘Sending drivers out to die’: UPS workers demand ...
Over the weekend, a UPS worker passed out while behind the wheel and collided with a tree, according to WFAA-TV. The UPS workers union said the driver passed out due to the heat and was released ...