Judge Richard DeBenedetto, an administrative judge with the Occupational Health

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\u27s 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