A freezer installed by a subcontractor fell and injured a worker on a construction site. The injured worker sued the general contractor (Elliott-Williams), claiming it was responsible for the subcontractor's negligence. Texas's highest court ruled that a general contractor is not liable for a subcontractor's negligence just because a contract says the general contractor is "responsible" for the subcontractor's actions. The court found that financial responsibility in a contract does not mean the general contractor controlled how the work was done. This protects general contractors from liability when they hire independent subcontractors to do specialized work.
A broad indemnification clause that makes you financially responsible does not automatically make you liable for a subcontractor's negligence to third parties.