No Justice For Victims of Nome Manlift Fatality

Mike Schneider

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Tyler Kahle, of Tomahawk, Wisconsin, was only 19, and his co-worker, Craig Bagley of Anchorage, only 27, when carelessness ended their lives at Rock Creek Mine close to Nome. They were descending from working on a roof in a "manlift" when it came crashing down. The Mine Safety and Health Administration has levied a fine against their employer, Alaska Mechanical, Inc. But thanks to a bill inspired by VECO'S Bill Allen, and carefully shepherded through the legislature by then-senator Ralph Seekins, R. Fairbanks, both the owner of the project and any exposed general contractor are immune. Legal attacks are underway against the statute, but for now it is the law.