Legal Opinion
Ward v. CECO CORPORATION
Court of Appeals of Washington
Decided May 13, 1985No. 12460-9-IPublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSwanson, J.
The primary issue raised in this appeal is whether the Washington Industrial Safety and Health Act of 1973 (WISHA) and regulations promulgated thereunder impose a nondelegable duty upon a subcontractor on a multi-employer jobsite to erect handrails for the protection of employees other than those employed by the subcontractor.
The facts are undisputed. While working on the construction site of the Daon Building in Seattle on July 7, 1980, Robert V. Ward slipped and fell from a wooden platform erected by Ceco Corporation, a subcontractor. Ward was the labor foreman for the general contractor,…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Kelley v. Howard S. Wright Construction Co.Washington Supreme Court · 1978
- Peter J. Brennan, Secretary of Labor v. Gilles & Cotting, Inc., and Occupational Safety and Health Review CommissionCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1974
- Fenimore v. Donald M. Drake Construction Co.Washington Supreme Court · 1976
- Lamborn v. Phillips Pacific Chemical Co.Washington Supreme Court · 1978
- Bayne v. Todd Shipyards Corp.Washington Supreme Court · 1977
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3Cited by12 opinions
- Stute v. P.B.M.C., Inc.Washington Supreme Court · 1990
- Jones v. Halvorson-BergCourt of Appeals of Washington · 1993
- Martinez Melgoza & Associates, Inc. v. Department of Labor & IndustriesCourt of Appeals of Washington · 2005
- Degroot v. Berkley Construction, Inc.Court of Appeals of Washington · 1996
- Brown v. Labor Ready Northwest, Inc.Court of Appeals of Washington · 2002
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