Anderson v. Employers Liability Assurance Corp.

OPINION

CONNOR, Justice.

An employee at a remote site suffered injuries during the period when he was off his regular shift but was subject to call at any time. The question on appeal is whether the injuries are compensable under the Alaska system of workmen’s compensation.

Richard Anderson was employed by Universal Services, Inc., as an electrician-lineman on Amchitka Island in the Aleutians, admittedly a remote site. Anderson lived on the employer’s premises, and was provided with food and lodging by the employer. The employer also provided a bartender and a liquor license for the “Rat Roost”…