Merritt v. Bethlehem Steel Corp.’s Empirical Analysis
875 F.2d 603 · 1989
Citation profile
5 federal appellate · 9 state decisions
How this case has been cited
Cited by 16 later decisions — most recently June 2020
5 federal appellate · 9 state decisions
Later decisions citing this case, by decade. The current decade is in progress, and our corpus holds fewer opinions from the most recent years, so the latest bars are undercounted — not a real decline.
Relationships
Applies 29 U.S.C. § 651 (§ 2 of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970) · 29 U.S.C. § 653 (§ 4 of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970) · 29 U.S.C. § 654 (§ 5 of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970)
Relies on 62 Ill. 2d 456 - Genaust v. Illinois Power Co. · 168 Ind. App. 336 - Hale v. Peabody Coal Company · 113 Ind. App. 65 - Pierce v. Clemens · Jeter v. St. Regis Paper Co. · Hixon v. Sherwin-Williams Co.
Most-quoted passages
The sentences later courts lift from this opinion, ranked by how many decisions quote each — the parts of the opinion doing the work. These counts are smaller than the citation total above because most of the 16 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“24. CONTRACTOR’S SUPERVISION AND SAFETY AT THE JOBSITE The Contractor shall furnish adequate management, supervisory, and technical personnel on the jobsite to ensure expeditious and competent handling of the work. The Contractor shall be responsible for complete supervision and control of his subcontractors as though they were his own forces. Notice to the Contractor shall be considered notice to any affected subcontractor. The Contractor’s supervisory personnel shall coordinate the Contractor’s and his subcontractors’ programs for safety and accident prevention, fee protection, and security and property protection. The Contractor shall be solely responsible for the safety of its employees and agents. The Contractor shall comply with all state, federal, and local statutes, ordinances and regulations to insure the safety of its employees and agents, Owner’s employees and agents, and other persons who may be on the work site. Contractor shall further comply with the provisions of any safety manuals or safety rules supplied by the Owner. The Contractor shall conduct all operations under this Contract in a manner to avoid the risk of bodily harm and the risk of damage to any property. The Contractor shall promptly take necessary and adequate precautions against any condition which involves a risk of bodily harm or a risk of damage to any property. The Contractor shall continuously inspect all work, material, and equipment to discover and determine any unsafe condition and shall ”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
Whether each later court followed, distinguished, criticized, or overruled this decision. The treatment classification (task #35) runs highest-cited cases first and lights up here as it reaches this one.