Title

Judge Richard DeBenedetto, an administrative judge with the Occupational Health

Authors

Source

Portland Press Herald

Date

6-9-1994

Pages

1B

Abstract

Judge Richard DeBenedetto, an administrative judge with the Occupational Health and Safety Administration, has ruled that urchin divers are independent contractors and not employees of boat owners. The decision relieves boat captains of ensuring that people diving from their boats are do so safely. DeBenedetto's ruling results from the case of David Maxwell, 25, who drowned off Biddeford in November while working from a boat owned by Glenn Chadbourne of Saco. Chadbourne contested the $10,350 fine proposed by OSHA for federal job-safety violations.

Subjects

Sea urchins

Recommended Citation

"Judge Richard DeBenedetto, an administrative judge with the Occupational Health" (1994). Maine News Index – Portland Press Herald. 13233.
https://digitalcommons.portlandlibrary.com/news_pph/13233