SCHUYLER, Neb. (AP) — A federal safety agency has begun investigating the death of a man who was hit by a chain while working near Schuyler in eastern Nebraska.

Twenty-six-year-old Craig Anderson, of Columbus, was killed on April 9 while trying to free a cement truck that had gotten stuck near Lake Socorro, just west of Nebraska Highway 15. Anderson was driving a payloader when a tow chain snapped and he was struck.

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration said in a news release Tuesday that Anderson was working for Gehring Construction & Ready-Mix Co., of Columbus, which previously has been cited for safety violations and paid a total penalty of nearly $8,900.

A company representative didn’t immediately return a call from The Associated Press, seeking comment on the agency’s investigation.