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Springfield Park District Employee Killed In Workplace Accident

Effingham, IL / Effingham Radio

Mar 29, 2026 | 12:00 AM

Springfield, IL-(Effingham Radio)- A Springfield Park District employee is dead after an on-the-job accident yesterday.

The incident happened at the maintenance building of Lincoln Greens Golf Course Thursday morning. The 51-year-old man was found under a mower and taken to HSHS Saint John’s Hospital by EMS. He was pronounced dead at Saint John’s just before 11:30 a.m.

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