Taxi Service
Industry Summary
The industry has shown a significant reduction in workforce , at least in the last reported period between 2014 and 2015. Over 416 employees lost their job in that period, a loss of -1.16%. The most recent numbers show a total of 3,296 businesses currently operating in the Taxi Service industry. Over the past 5 years this industry has recorded an accident rate of over 2 times (-100% more) the average for the Taxi and Limousine Service Industry.
The accident investigation below was opened on Tuesday, August 6th 2013 by OSHA representitives in San Francisco, CA at Yellow Cab Cooperative, Inc.. A employee working as a Automobile mechanic was injured on the job when the employee's foot was run over by automobile and was fractured
OSHA ID201186939
Accident Date2013-06-20
Accident DegreeNon Hospitalized injury
NarrativeAt approximately 1:40 p.m. on June 20, 2013, Employee #1, a car body workman (a Body Man) with Yellow Cab Cooperative, Inc., was working underneath a car, which had been staged next to the entrance of the body shop. Employee #1 was installing the front bumper of the car, and due to the position of the car, his legs were in the traffic path. A coworker (a Frame Man) drove another car into the body shop to work on it. In doing so, the coworker ran over Employee #1's legs and feet. Employee #1 suffered a closed fracture of his right ankle (distal fibula) and friction burn, which became infected a few days later. Employee #1 had not been hospitalized overnight, because the injury was not considered serious and reportable. The cause of the accident was lack of clear demarcation separating the body work area from the traffic path. Other violations of Title 8 were observed, and the Employer was cited, accordingly.
On Tuesday, March 22nd 2011 OSHA reps took a report of a serious accident in Lexington, KY after learning of an incident at Yellow Cab Of Lexington which had occured on Sunday, March 20th 2011. A Taxi cab driver had been killed when the employee was shot and killed in taxi
OSHA ID202568556
Accident Date2011-03-20
Accident DegreeFatality
NarrativeAt approximately 11:00 a.m. on March 20, 2011, Employee #1, a taxi cab driver, w as found dead behind the wheel of his taxi. He had been shot in the head and die d at the site.
OSHA Inspection Activity
Accident Rate
5 Year Average
0
Last 12 Months
0
Reporting Statistics
Inspection Records: 126
500%
Violation Records:
Accident Records: 2