Two Injured After Scaffolding Topples in Renville Co

Two workers were injured after the scaffolding they were on fell in Renville County Friday morning.

At just after 6:30am, the Sheriff’s Office received a call regarding two individuals that had fallen from scaffolding inside of a storage tank at the Southern MN Beet Sugar Coop on County Road 21, about 2 miles northeast of the City of Renville in Emmet Township.

The preliminary investigation showed two individuals, identified as 22-year-old Chance Anderson from Adams, Minnesota and 30-year-old Tedrick Coleman from Baton Rouge, Louisiana were working while on top of the scaffolding when coworkers were attempting to reposition the scaffolding when it tipped over, causing the two men to fall approximately 35-40 feet to the ground.

Both were airlifted to St. Cloud Hospital for treatment of serious injuries.