Findlay's Case

Garth Findlay, a self-employed sole proprietor, appeals from a decision of the reviewing board of the Department of Industrial Accidents (the board) upholding the decision of an administrative judge (the AJ) dismissing his claim under a provision of the Workers’ Compensation Act (the Act), G. L. c. 152, § 1(4). We affirm.

Background. In 2001, Findlay, a carpenter doing business as Jog Construction Company (Jog), first purchased a workers’ compensation insurance policy (policy) from Liberty Mutual *109Insurance Company (Liberty Mutual). The real estate management company that managed the properties…