U.S. Postal Service employees were forced to work in "deplorable" conditions for years at a facility in New Mexico, according to a recently released inspector general report.
Heating and air conditioning systems at the facility were routinely out of order, restroom facilities were broken and non-functioning, electrical wires were exposed, and the facility was infested with cockroaches, according to an IG report released on Thursday.
The report, requested by Sen. Tom Udall (D., N.M.), redacts the name of the facility and the managers in charge of maintaining it.
"Working conditions at the Office were deplorable," the report concluded.
"Although management recently replaced one of two heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems; heating and air at this facility have been inadequate for 6 years. Additionally, we found issues with lighting, electrical wiring, plumbing, and bathroom fixtures; cracked windows; water damage; and a cockroach infestation."
USPS officials acknowledged the problems in a response to the report and pledged to take corrective actions.
The report included a number of photos documenting the dilapidated facility:
