Every excavation project starts the same way: a crew, a plan and a patch of ground that looks like any other. What’s harder to see, and far more dangerous, is what lies beneath. Utility strikes remain one of the most persistent job site risks. Across the U.S., hundreds of thousands of utility damages are reported each year, many of them avoidable, according to the Common Ground Alliance (CGA). In fact, nearly one-third of damages occur because 811 was never contacted. That’s what makes April’s National Safe Digging Month more than a reminder. It’s a reality check. “The time for incremental change has passed and the
