Commercial Fishing Accidents

Commercial fishing jobs are plentiful in Alaska and allow fishermen to support their families. However, commercial fishing can be a dangerous occupation. Accidents happen and people are injured and lose their lives because of them. Sometimes these injuries come about...

Commercial fishing or crabbing can be a lucrative endeavor, but it is a dangerous occupation. Workplace injuries are common among commercial fisherman and may be covered under the Jones Act. Results of a survey of injuries among commercial fishers One survey of 215...