Workplace mishaps at two s. highway 11 locations

A fire at a manufacturing plant and a construction accident kept Oconee County public safety responders on the go late this morning.  The fire occurred at Lift Tek manufacturing; the workplace accident at J-Davis Construction.  Fire broke out around 10 am in a machine section of fork lift accessory maker Lift Tek.  Charlie King, Oconee Fire Chief, said fire fighters called extra manpower to extinguish the fire and put a stop to flare ups.  According to King, a fine metal dust acting as fire fuel has make extinguishment difficult.   No one reported hurt.  There was an injury to a worker at J-Davis Construction, requiring ambulances and a medical transport helicopter.