Alaska International Constructors v. State, Second Injury Fund

OPINION

BURKE, Justice.

This workers’ compensation case involves the interpretation of the Second Injury Fund statute, AS 23.30.205. The Alaska Workers’ Compensation Board (Board) denied Alaska International Constructors’ request for reimbursement from the fund for benefits it pays to an injured employee, Oscar Kinter. The Board construed AS 23.30.205(c) strictly, and concluded that the employer failed to establish by written records that it had knowledge of Kinter’s preexisting impairment. 1 Alaska International and its insurer appealed the Board decision to the superior court, and Judge Peter…