Contractors and homeowners accidentally hit underground utilities while digging, causing expensive damage, injuries, and service outages

Excavation work on residential and commercial properties frequently results in striking buried electrical, gas, water, and telecommunications lines because people either forget to call 811 for utility locating or don't know the service exists. This causes costly repairs, potential electrocution/explosions, service disruptions for entire neighborhoods, and legal liability. Current awareness campaigns fail because the message doesn't reach people at the moment they're about to dig.