KUALA LUMPUR, April 23 -- The Selangor Department of Occupational Safety and Health (DOSH) has issued a stop-work order at a construction site in Shah Alam after a worker was killed by a falling tower crane hook counterweight yesterday.

In a statement today, Selangor DOSH said a team of investigating officers was dispatched to the site on the same day upon receiving information about the incident.

The order will remain in force pending completion of the investigation, it added.

The department also said that the employer has also been instructed to carry out an internal inquiry to identify the cause of the accident and propose corrective measures.

"The incident involved a foreign worker who was believed to have been struck by a falling...