The Occupational Safety and Health Administration is opening an investigation into the circumstances of the death of a postal worker who collapsed on the job in Medford Friday, a spokesmen for the Department of Labor said Monday.
James Baldasarre, 45, collapsed near the Hyatt Place Hotel on Riverside Avenue about 5:40 p.m. Friday and was rushed to Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston where he later died, according to postal service and Medford Fire Department officials. A witness called 911 after seeing Baldasarre fall to the ground, Medford fire Deputy Chief Scott Graham said.
A 24-year veteran of the US Postal Service, Baldasarre had complained to his wife about the heat earlier in the day.
Baldasarre was a utility carrier working out of the Medford Post Office, and he was working a delivery route he was familiar with at the time he collapsed, postal service spokeswoman Melissa Lohnes said.