The USPS Workers Rank-and-File Committee has launched an investigation into widespread safety issues, injuries and deaths at the United States Postal Service. The investigation was launched in response to the deaths last November of Nick Acker at a distribution center near Detroit and Russell Scruggs, Jr. near Atlanta.
A USPS worker in Duluth, Georgia, has now contacted the rank-and-file committee about a horrific ongoing experience at the North Metro Processing & Distribution Center. She says she suffered serious health issues while working during a construction project at her facility. After falling into a coma due to breathing dust and other particles, she was denied workers’ compensation. Management ignored her physician’s restrictions and then fired her.
The worker’s name has been changed to Alice to protect her identity. The following interview has been edited for clarity.
