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 | 99083 | 1737 |
| Lake | 53265 | 963 |
| Allen | 40302 | 675 |
| Hamilton | 35392 | 408 |
| St. Joseph | 35350 | 550 |
| Elkhart | 28304 | 438 |
| Tippecanoe | 22315 | 217 |
| Vanderburgh | 22252 | 396 |
| Porter | 18596 | 306 |
| Johnson | 17856 | 376 |
| Hendricks | 17121 | 313 |
| Clark | 12908 | 191 |
| Madison | 12549 | 339 |
| Vigo | 12400 | 244 |
| Monroe | 11827 | 168 |
| LaPorte | 11736 | 210 |
| Delaware | 10595 | 185 |
| Howard | 9837 | 215 |
| Kosciusko | 9358 | 117 |
| Hancock | 8225 | 140 |
| Bartholomew | 8038 | 155 |
| Warrick | 7761 | 155 |
| Floyd | 7636 | 177 |
| Wayne | 7007 | 199 |
| Grant | 7003 | 174 |
| Boone | 6660 | 101 |
| Morgan | 6543 | 139 |
| Dubois | 6143 | 117 |
| Marshall | 5973 | 111 |
| Dearborn | 5779 | 77 |
| Cass | 5777 | 105 |
| Henry | 5675 | 102 |
| Noble | 5565 | 83 |
| Jackson | 5001 | 72 |
| Shelby | 4885 | 96 |
| Lawrence | 4482 | 120 |
| Gibson | 4341 | 91 |
| Harrison | 4330 | 71 |
| Clinton | 4266 | 53 |
| DeKalb | 4241 | 84 |
| Montgomery | 4231 | 88 |
| Whitley | 3937 | 39 |
| Huntington | 3869 | 80 |
| Steuben | 3818 | 57 |
| Miami | 3797 | 66 |
| Knox | 3711 | 90 |
| Jasper | 3621 | 47 |
| Putnam | 3582 | 60 |
| Wabash | 3525 | 78 |
| Adams | 3405 | 54 |
| Ripley | 3386 | 70 |
| Jefferson | 3288 | 81 |
| White | 3125 | 54 |
| Daviess | 2954 | 99 |
| Wells | 2904 | 81 |
| Decatur | 2833 | 92 |
| Fayette | 2784 | 62 |
| Greene | 2762 | 85 |
| Posey | 2707 | 33 |
| Scott | 2645 | 53 |
| LaGrange | 2642 | 70 |
| Clay | 2586 | 45 |
| Randolph | 2397 | 81 |
| Washington | 2393 | 32 |
| Spencer | 2308 | 31 |
| Jennings | 2290 | 48 |
| Starke | 2138 | 52 |
| Fountain | 2118 | 46 |
| Sullivan | 2109 | 42 |
| Owen | 1963 | 56 |
| Fulton | 1942 | 40 |
| Jay | 1909 | 30 |
| Carroll | 1878 | 20 |
| Perry | 1825 | 37 |
| Orange | 1821 | 54 |
| Rush | 1727 | 25 |
| Vermillion | 1678 | 43 |
| Franklin | 1672 | 35 |
| Tipton | 1619 | 45 |
| Parke | 1456 | 16 |
| Blackford | 1343 | 32 |
| Pike | 1328 | 34 |
| Pulaski | 1160 | 45 |
| Newton | 1070 | 34 |
| Brown | 1014 | 41 |
| Crawford | 991 | 14 |
| Benton | 981 | 14 |
| Martin | 875 | 15 |
| Warren | 809 | 15 |
| Switzerland | 782 | 8 |
| Union | 706 | 10 |
| Ohio | 562 | 11 |
| Unassigned | 0 | 413 |
Data is updated nightly.
| County | Cases | Deaths |
|---|---|---|
| Franklin | 125347 | 1392 |
| Cuyahoga | 111320 | 2107 |
| Hamilton | 79747 | 1200 |
| Montgomery | 51209 | 1012 |
| Summit | 46916 | 933 |
| Lucas | 41890 | 782 |
| Butler | 38250 | 580 |
| Stark | 32150 | 907 |
| Lorain | 24874 | 480 |
| Warren | 24236 | 297 |
| Mahoning | 21439 | 586 |
| Lake | 20548 | 368 |
| Clermont | 19719 | 238 |
| Delaware | 18478 | 131 |
| Licking | 16384 | 210 |
| Fairfield | 16116 | 199 |
| Trumbull | 15974 | 466 |
| Medina | 15213 | 262 |
| Greene | 15013 | 244 |
| Clark | 13942 | 297 |
| Wood | 13038 | 188 |
| Portage | 12792 | 201 |
| Allen | 11590 | 231 |
| Richland | 11300 | 198 |
| Miami | 10656 | 215 |
| Muskingum | 8787 | 132 |
| Wayne | 8760 | 210 |
| Columbiana | 8743 | 229 |
| Pickaway | 8540 | 121 |
| Marion | 8502 | 135 |
| Tuscarawas | 8461 | 243 |
| Erie | 7840 | 154 |
| Hancock | 6884 | 126 |
| Ross | 6830 | 152 |
| Ashtabula | 6765 | 169 |
| Geauga | 6664 | 148 |
| Scioto | 6393 | 101 |
| Belmont | 5837 | 167 |
| Union | 5696 | 47 |
| Lawrence | 5542 | 102 |
| Jefferson | 5487 | 151 |
| Huron | 5419 | 119 |
| Darke | 5342 | 122 |
| Sandusky | 5322 | 120 |
| Seneca | 5258 | 121 |
| Athens | 5181 | 58 |
| Washington | 5138 | 109 |
| Auglaize | 4878 | 84 |
| Mercer | 4797 | 85 |
| Shelby | 4676 | 93 |
| Knox | 4477 | 110 |
| Madison | 4350 | 61 |
| Putnam | 4263 | 100 |
| Ashland | 4209 | 89 |
| Fulton | 4204 | 69 |
| Defiance | 4177 | 97 |
| Crawford | 3960 | 106 |
| Brown | 3924 | 57 |
| Logan | 3809 | 76 |
| Preble | 3784 | 98 |
| Clinton | 3699 | 61 |
| Ottawa | 3661 | 79 |
| Highland | 3531 | 61 |
| Williams | 3372 | 75 |
| Champaign | 3296 | 58 |
| Guernsey | 3153 | 53 |
| Jackson | 3118 | 51 |
| Perry | 2945 | 50 |
| Morrow | 2837 | 39 |
| Fayette | 2810 | 49 |
| Hardin | 2701 | 64 |
| Henry | 2679 | 66 |
| Coshocton | 2639 | 58 |
| Holmes | 2591 | 101 |
| Van Wert | 2426 | 63 |
| Pike | 2373 | 33 |
| Adams | 2365 | 52 |
| Gallia | 2350 | 48 |
| Wyandot | 2306 | 54 |
| Hocking | 2148 | 62 |
| Carroll | 1910 | 47 |
| Paulding | 1717 | 40 |
| Meigs | 1443 | 39 |
| Noble | 1334 | 37 |
| Monroe | 1312 | 42 |
| Morgan | 1083 | 23 |
| Harrison | 1074 | 37 |
| Vinton | 821 | 15 |
| Unassigned | 0 | 2 |
