Structure he was standing on broke, causing him to fall
An Alden, MN, man was injured Friday after he fell approximately 70 feet in a grain bin, according to a report by theAlbert Lea Tribune.
Charles Majerus, 60, was taken to St. Marys Hospital by Mayo One helicopter.
Majerus reportedly fell while working in a bin at Northern Country Co-Op, where he was an employee, located in Conger, MN. Majerus was working in the upper portion of the bin when the partially-wooden structure he was standing on broke, causing him to fall, according to the Freeborn County Sheriff’s Office.
Majerus reportedly landed in beans 3 feet in depth, but was not trapped in the bin, according to the Sheriff’s Office.
Conger and Albert Lea fire departments, Minnesota State Patrol and Gold Cross Ambulance assisted on scene.
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