10:22 AM MDT on Thursday, April 21, 2005

Associated Press

BOISE -- The Federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration is investigating whether working conditions at a site where a 58-year-old Boise man died complied with safety regulations.

James Wonacott died from extensive head and neck injuries after he was hit by a chain while clearing trees near the Boise River Tuesday.

Ada County Coronor Erwin Sonnenberg says the chain was wrapped around a tree. It got caught in a chipper, which threw the chain at Wonacott.

Investigators say he died at the scene.

OSHA reports say he was working for Hailey, Idaho-based Sawtooth Wood Recycling.

The company was clearing out trees for a development on the south channel of the river near Eagle.