There are nearly 700,000 unintentional underground utility damages each year in the United States. The Common Ground Alliance (CGA) has designated May 2008 as National Safe Digging Month to increase awareness of safe digging practices as well as celebrate the one-year anniversary of 811.
A resource to avoid digging accidents, 811 is a national call-before-you-dig number to help contractors prevent injuries, property damages and inconvenient outages. For more information on National Safe Digging Month, click here.
