OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221560832
LONG BEACH YELLOW CAB CO-OPERATIVE, INC.
LONG BEACH, CA—
Event description
Employee is injured when struck by DWI driver, later dies
Investigation abstract
At 3:30 p.m. on April 7, 2023, an employee working as a cab driver for a taxi company was on duty. The employee was both a driver and a minor shareholder in the company. The employee was leaving his taxi on a public street. He had just closed the door behind himself when he was suddenly struck by a driver operating a vehicle under the influence of alcohol (DWI). The City Fire Department transported the employee to the hospital, where he later died due to multiple fractures and lacerations. No passengers were being transported at the time of the incident.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 45 M
- Event type
- 1
- Occupation code
- 809
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