Anderson v. Alaska Packers Ass'n

OPINION

BURKE, Justice.

This is an appeal from a final judgment of the superior court affirming a decision of the Alaska Workers’ Compensation Board. The Board’s decision denied an injured seaman’s claim for benefits under the Alaska Workers’ Compensation Act, AS 23.30.-005-.270. We affirm, having concluded that the claim is one subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the United States.

Appellant Wilbur G. Anderson, a commercial fisherman, was injured on June 17, 1977, when he became entangled in a winch aboard the Crane, a purse seine vessel owned by Alaska Packers Association. Anderson, the…