He said the stop-work order was issued to enable an investigation to be carried out on the incident in which a crane tipped over and crushed a car at the construction site.
“I understand the mishap occurred during maintenance and the area has been sealed off until the investigation is completed.
“I have also ordered all construction work to be halted except for any rescue effort, which is expected to be completed by midnight,” he told reporters while visiting the site of the incident here today.
Apart from that, Fadillah said the project developer has also been ordered to find an alternative route for the residents of a nearby apartment that had its access road closed due to the incident.
Fadillah said various agencies including the Construction Industry Development Board, the Malaysian Highway Authority and the Fire and Rescue Department are evaluating new safety proposals before allowing construction work to proceed at the location concerned.
“I have ordered the safety section of the developer and contractor to provide more safety measures and they would be studied by the agencies responsible,” he said.
“Initial investigations found the contractor of the Suke Elevated Expressway in the area had complied with the stipulated standard operating procedure,” he said.
This morning three workers were killed when a launcher crane fell at the SUKE construction site near Puncak Banyan, Persiaran Alam Damai, Cheras.
There have been seven construction site accidents since 2018 according to Bernama:
2018
Jan 25 – A landslide occurred at the SUKE project site located near Taman Bukit Saga, Ampang and construction work was halted for site clearing. There were no injuries or loss of lives reported.
Feb 26 – Projek Lintasan Sungai Besi-Ulu Klang (ProLintas) confirmed a crane crashed at its construction site in Ulu Klang-Ampang MRR2 due to unstable ground where the crane was located. There were no reports of injuries or damage to public properties.
2019
March 8 – Two construction workers were injured when a concrete beam fell at SUKE construction site near Taman Kosas junction in Ampang.
Aug 16 – Three Chinese national workers were injured after a steel rod beam fell on them at the construction site of SUKE near Taman Connaught, Cheras. One man broke his right leg, another fractured his left hand while the third sustained light injuries.
2020
Sept 19 – A woman escaped death when a concrete slab from construction works at SUKE fell and crushed her car when she was driving along MRR2.
2021
March 3 – A trailer driver crashed into an overhead bridge under construction at SUKE and caused two deaths while three more were seriously injured after the van they were travelling in was crushed by a section of the bridge which collapsed in Desa Tun Razak.
March 22 – Three individuals died when a launcher crane toppled at the construction site of SUKE near Puncak Banyan, Persiaran Alam Damai, Cheras. According to Kuala Lumpur Fire and Rescue Department, the incident involved six victims with three of them being construction workers. ProLintas said the incident occurred when a component of a gantry fell off.
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