Owner Not Liable For Site Safety
Site Safety,Site Safety - Owner Responsibility
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When an employee of a contractor was injured on a job site, he sued the owner on the theory that by employing a safety employee for the job site the owner had assumed control and responsibility for the site. The plaintiff, worker, testified that before he was injured while moving pipe, he had questioned his [...]
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Does Project Monitoring Make You Liable for Job Site Injuries?
Site Safety - Owner Responsibility
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The disturbing trend of expanding job site liability appears to have reached its high point. Recent appellate court decisions indicate that the courts are becoming unwilling to saddle owners and others with liability for job site injuries. Currently, most workers who are injured while on a job site are covered by worker’s compensation insurance. On [...]
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Inspection of subcontractor’s Work Does Not Make Owner and Prime Contractor Liable for Safety
Inspection,Site Safety - Owner Responsibility,Site Visits
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Where a project owner had the contractual right to inspect the contractor’s work progress for the purpose of monitoring compliance with the plans and specifications, a court held that this did not give the owner control over the sight for the purpose of assuring safety. The contract stated that the “City shall not supervise, direct, [...]
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