Work-related deaths for taxi drivers and chauffeurs at a record low in 2018

Fatal work injuries to taxi drivers and chauffeurs declined 24 percent, from 62 in 2017 to 47 in 2018. This is the lowest total since 2003, when comparable data for the occupation were first available.

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Chart Data Fatal work injuries to taxi drivers and chauffeurs, 2003–18 Year Number of fatal injuries 2003 64 2004 68 2005 62 2006 53 2007 63 2008 69 2009 55 2010 57 2011 64 2012 50 2013 61 2014 68 2015 54 2016 60 2017 62 2018 47

Roadway incidents (25) and homicides (14) were the two largest types of events leading to workplace fatalities to taxi drivers and chauffeurs in 2018. Homicides to taxi drivers and chauffeurs were at a low. A robber was a perpetrator in seven of the 14 homicides; the remaining perpetrators were other or unknown assailants.

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Chart Data Fatal work injuries to taxi drivers and chauffeurs by selected event or exposures, 2011–18 Year Roadway incidents Homicides 2011 27 31 2012 16 32 2013 25 26 2014 26 31 2015 24 27 2016 28 26 2017 30 21 2018 25 14

These data are from the Injuries, Illnesses, and Fatalities program. To learn more, see “National Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries in 2018.” We also have more charts on fatal workplace injuries. Ride-sharing workers are included in the taxi driver and chauffeur occupation.