An 18-year-old was injured by an auger in a grain bin Friday morning, according to the Dane County Sheriff’s Office. Emergency crews were called to 4562 Highway 92 in the town of Rutland at 8:19 a.m.

Travis Muller, 30, was cleaning out a grain bin when his legs got caught up in the power sweep auger. At approximately 3:06 p.m., Cottonwood County Dispatch received a 911 call about the incident.

EDGEWOOD — Grain bin fatalities are a leading accidental cause of premature death among farmers. According to Purdue University, about 39 grain-entrapment cases across the country occurred in 2024, a ...

ST. CHARLES COUNTY, Mo. — A teenager was injured after becoming stuck in a grain bin auger Thursday afternoon in St. Charles County. St. Charles County Ambulance District spokesperson Kyle Gaines said ...

ST. CHARLES COUNTY, Mo. — The quick actions of firefighters, EMS and the St. Charles County farming community stopped a bad situation from getting much worse, according to the family of a recently ...

A man's legs were amputated at a Twin Cities hospital after they were mangled in a grain bin auger in southwestern Minnesota, officials and family said Monday. The incident occurred midafternoon ...

ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) -- With harvest season upon us, residents in Northwest Missouri might frequently see big, silver units while driving down the highway. Grain bins are used to store ...

Sep. 25—WINDOM, Minn. — A Windom man was severely injured Sunday, Sept. 24, after his legs got caught in a power sweep auger of a grain bin. Travis Muller, 30, was cleaning out a grain bin when his ...