Busy worksites include a dangerous mix of oversized trucks, service trucks, and people on the ground in constant motion trying to meet deadlines. With all of this activity, operators often focus on an immediate danger or maneuvering without realizing a new hazard has entered their blind zone.
The US Department of Labor has reported that 4,386 work fatalities were investigated in 2014, 20.5% of which were in construction-up 6 percent from 2013. Being struck-by an object was one of the leading causes of these construction worker deaths. According the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, approximately 75% of struck-by fatalities involved heavy equipment.