Carl Bienvenu v. Texaco, Inc Director, Office of Worker's Compensation Programs, U.S. Department of Labor Insurance Company of North America

HIGGINBOTHAM, Circuit Judge:

Carl F. Bienvenu petitions for review of the decision of the ALJ affirmed by the Benefits Review Board denying him relief under the Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act, 33 U.S.C. § 901, et seq. The petition requires that we again repair to our troubled efforts to define maritime employment. We REVERSE and REMAND.

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Bienvenu worked for Texaco, Inc. in the Caillou Island production field as a pumper specialist. The Caillou Island production field is a five mile by twelve mile area located within three miles of the Louisiana coast and contains approximately…