Olson v. AIC/Martin J.V.

OPINION

RABINOWITZ, Chief Justice.

INTRODUCTION

Charles Olson appeals the Alaska Workers’ Compensation Board’s (“Board”) decision, as affirmed by the superior court, terminating his temporary total disability (“TTD”) benefits, denying him vocational rehabilitation and various continuing medical costs, and applying AS 23.30.145(b) to his request for attorney’s fees.

FACTS

Charles Olson was injured on July 29, 1985, while working as a heavy duty tire-man for AIC/Martin, J.Y. (“AIC/Martin”) in Prudhoe Bay. He was operating a tire boom truck when the tire slipped, forcing his arm into the controls. He…