Section 23.25.010. Liability to employees for defects or insufficiency of machinery.

A person engaged in manufacturing, mining, constructing, building, or other business or occupation carried on by means of machinery or mechanical appliances is liable to an employee or, in the event of the employee's death, to the employee's personal representative for the benefit of the employee's surviving spouse and children, if any, or if none, then for the employee's parents, or, if neither surviving spouse, nor children nor parents, then for the employee's next of kin dependent upon the employee, for all damages that may result from the negligence of any of the employer's officers, agents, or employees, or by reason of defect or insufficiency due to the employer's negligence in the machinery, appliances, and works.

Authorities

23.25.020;23.25.040

Notes

References

AS 23.25.020 Contributory negligence not a defense.
AS 23.25.040 Prerequisites to maintenance of action.

History

(Sec. 43-2-51 ACLA 1949; am Sec. 85 ch 127 SLA 1974)