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                      Construction Site Crossing Guard **** Relevant Material: “  Heavy machinery accidents and intersection work zone collisions cause thousands of injuries and hundreds of fatalities globally every year .   [ 1 ,   2 ] Heavy Equipment and Machinery Accidents Global Toll:  The  International Labour Organization (ILO)  estimates at least 60,000 fatal accidents happen on construction sites globally every year (one every 10 minutes).  [ 1 ] North America/US Statistics:  The  U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)  reports roughly 1,000 construction worker fatalities annually, with construction making up roughly 1 to 5 of all workplace deaths.  [ 1 ,  2 ] Struck-by & Heavy Machines:  Roughly 11% to 17% of construction fatalities stem from  struck-by incidents  involving vehicles or mobile equipment. About 75% of these struck-by deaths involve ...