Mercer County Sheriff's Department was called Thursday around 11:30 a.m. to a report of a man stuck in an auger at the Village of Mendon Utility Department.
MERCER COUNTY, Ohio (WFFT)- A man is dead after an auger accident in Mercer County.
Mercer County Sheriff's Department was called Thursday around 11:30 a.m. to a report of a man stuck in an auger at the Village of Mendon Utility Department.
An investigation revealed Brendan Poling, 49, had climbed inside the bed of a dump truck carrying salt. Poling slipped and fell into the salt auger. He was later found by another employee.
Poling was pronounced dead at the scene.
Data is updated nightly.
| County | Cases | Deaths |
|---|---|---|
| Marion | 79882 | 1282 |
| Lake | 43601 | 664 |
| Allen | 31380 | 537 |
| Hamilton | 27675 | 303 |
| St. Joseph | 26409 | 369 |
| Elkhart | 23873 | 336 |
| Vanderburgh | 18192 | 211 |
| Tippecanoe | 16999 | 116 |
| Porter | 14183 | 158 |
| Johnson | 14120 | 277 |
| Hendricks | 13560 | 236 |
| Madison | 10312 | 209 |
| Vigo | 10297 | 171 |
| Clark | 9952 | 128 |
| Monroe | 8933 | 105 |
| Delaware | 8638 | 129 |
| LaPorte | 8589 | 153 |
| Kosciusko | 7773 | 75 |
| Howard | 7712 | 136 |
| Warrick | 6249 | 90 |
| Hancock | 6219 | 95 |
| Bartholomew | 6160 | 94 |
| Floyd | 5971 | 105 |
| Wayne | 5811 | 155 |
| Grant | 5716 | 108 |
| Dubois | 5335 | 70 |
| Boone | 5231 | 67 |
| Morgan | 5014 | 85 |
| Marshall | 4870 | 84 |
| Henry | 4832 | 62 |
| Cass | 4649 | 59 |
| Noble | 4539 | 56 |
| Dearborn | 4433 | 43 |
| Jackson | 4101 | 45 |
| Shelby | 3943 | 76 |
| Lawrence | 3741 | 72 |
| Clinton | 3598 | 38 |
| Gibson | 3485 | 56 |
| DeKalb | 3330 | 63 |
| Montgomery | 3291 | 50 |
| Knox | 3233 | 39 |
| Harrison | 3172 | 42 |
| Miami | 3050 | 43 |
| Steuben | 3007 | 40 |
| Adams | 2916 | 35 |
| Ripley | 2871 | 45 |
| Wabash | 2863 | 45 |
| Whitley | 2863 | 24 |
| Huntington | 2787 | 57 |
| Putnam | 2780 | 46 |
| Jasper | 2749 | 33 |
| White | 2620 | 38 |
| Daviess | 2556 | 71 |
| Jefferson | 2427 | 38 |
| Fayette | 2392 | 48 |
| Decatur | 2373 | 82 |
| Greene | 2292 | 59 |
| Posey | 2256 | 26 |
| Wells | 2251 | 46 |
| LaGrange | 2220 | 61 |
| Scott | 2128 | 37 |
| Clay | 2124 | 32 |
| Randolph | 2049 | 40 |
| Jennings | 1886 | 35 |
| Sullivan | 1858 | 31 |
| Spencer | 1769 | 17 |
| Fountain | 1751 | 25 |
| Washington | 1702 | 16 |
| Starke | 1692 | 41 |
| Jay | 1605 | 21 |
| Fulton | 1568 | 29 |
| Owen | 1555 | 36 |
| Carroll | 1501 | 15 |
| Orange | 1463 | 33 |
| Rush | 1456 | 18 |
| Vermillion | 1416 | 33 |
| Perry | 1413 | 27 |
| Franklin | 1393 | 33 |
| Parke | 1271 | 8 |
| Tipton | 1262 | 32 |
| Pike | 1113 | 25 |
| Blackford | 1051 | 22 |
| Pulaski | 936 | 36 |
| Newton | 878 | 20 |
| Brown | 844 | 28 |
| Benton | 830 | 10 |
| Crawford | 722 | 9 |
| Martin | 680 | 13 |
| Warren | 642 | 7 |
| Switzerland | 603 | 5 |
| Union | 603 | 3 |
| Ohio | 454 | 7 |
| Unassigned | 0 | 372 |
Data is updated nightly.
| County | Cases | Deaths |
|---|---|---|
| Franklin | 95508 | 704 |
| Cuyahoga | 80262 | 964 |
| Hamilton | 59783 | 436 |
| Montgomery | 40858 | 396 |
| Summit | 32488 | 697 |
| Lucas | 29495 | 575 |
| Butler | 29100 | 225 |
| Stark | 24048 | 388 |
| Warren | 18471 | 135 |
| Lorain | 17563 | 207 |
| Mahoning | 16430 | 334 |
| Lake | 14941 | 134 |
| Clermont | 14703 | 103 |
| Delaware | 13495 | 74 |
| Licking | 12353 | 132 |
| Trumbull | 12096 | 297 |
| Fairfield | 11842 | 80 |
| Greene | 11338 | 132 |
| Medina | 10815 | 164 |
| Clark | 10334 | 261 |
| Wood | 9742 | 153 |
| Allen | 9355 | 126 |
| Miami | 8673 | 73 |
| Portage | 8628 | 104 |
| Richland | 8604 | 111 |
| Marion | 7231 | 112 |
| Tuscarawas | 6987 | 172 |
| Columbiana | 6922 | 124 |
| Pickaway | 6890 | 50 |
| Wayne | 6599 | 162 |
| Muskingum | 6489 | 39 |
| Erie | 5729 | 117 |
| Hancock | 5290 | 88 |
| Ross | 5182 | 87 |
| Scioto | 5087 | 53 |
| Geauga | 4699 | 55 |
| Darke | 4505 | 89 |
| Ashtabula | 4314 | 67 |
| Union | 4223 | 27 |
| Mercer | 4194 | 85 |
| Lawrence | 4170 | 51 |
| Sandusky | 4132 | 62 |
| Auglaize | 4070 | 59 |
| Shelby | 4046 | 21 |
| Seneca | 4043 | 54 |
| Huron | 3997 | 38 |
| Jefferson | 3915 | 65 |
| Belmont | 3781 | 40 |
| Putnam | 3593 | 70 |
| Washington | 3570 | 39 |
| Athens | 3546 | 9 |
| Madison | 3311 | 28 |
| Knox | 3290 | 22 |
| Ashland | 3225 | 38 |
| Fulton | 3190 | 43 |
| Defiance | 3114 | 76 |
| Crawford | 3067 | 69 |
| Preble | 3064 | 34 |
| Brown | 2896 | 17 |
| Logan | 2848 | 28 |
| Ottawa | 2755 | 34 |
| Clinton | 2727 | 41 |
| Williams | 2657 | 57 |
| Highland | 2556 | 18 |
| Jackson | 2507 | 43 |
| Guernsey | 2346 | 25 |
| Champaign | 2337 | 27 |
| Fayette | 2189 | 29 |
| Morrow | 2175 | 4 |
| Holmes | 2155 | 62 |
| Perry | 2153 | 17 |
| Henry | 2061 | 47 |
| Hardin | 2009 | 32 |
| Coshocton | 1945 | 17 |
| Van Wert | 1937 | 44 |
| Wyandot | 1869 | 48 |
| Gallia | 1862 | 26 |
| Adams | 1608 | 15 |
| Pike | 1601 | 16 |
| Hocking | 1574 | 23 |
| Carroll | 1432 | 16 |
| Paulding | 1375 | 21 |
| Noble | 1161 | 38 |
| Meigs | 990 | 21 |
| Monroe | 938 | 27 |
| Harrison | 842 | 8 |
| Morgan | 758 | 26 |
| Vinton | 640 | 13 |
| Unassigned | 0 | 0 |
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