COLUMBUS, Neb. (AP) — Federal officials propose to penalize a company nearly $15,000 because of safety violations that officials say contributed to the death of a Nebraska worker.

The Occupational Health and Safety Administration says Gehring Construction & Ready-Mix committed three violations connected to the April 11 accident at Lake Socorro, south of Schuyler. The Colfax County Attorney’s Office says 26-year-old Craig Anderson, of Columbus, was part of a Gehring crew. Officials say Anderson was driving a front-end loader while attempting to free a cement truck that had gotten stuck. The loader was chained to the truck when the chain snapped and a section struck Anderson.

A Gehring spokesman didn’t immediately return a call Friday from The Associated Press.