Two workers injured in West Village elevator accident

Two construction workers were injured when an elevator malfunctioned coming off its track and falling several feet at a West Village apartment building Wednesday morning, officials said.

The elevator became dislodged as the workers were transporting materials between the eighth and ninth floors of the building on West 11th Street around 11:25 a.m.

Officials said the cables snapped, causing the elevator car to fall before becoming to wedged sideways in the shaft, FDNY officials said.

Emergency workers secured the elevator car to prevent it from falling down the shaft and were in the process of removing the occupants, the FDNY said.

Some construction workers were using the elevators to transport materials, said FDNY battalion chief Dean Koester.

The elevator fell about five or six feet, wedged in the shaft, both workers were removed and brought to the hospital.

Building residents of the building said this wasnt the first problem since time people were have been trapped in the elevator since construction began.

We have been enduring the most appalling conditions, people have been getting stuck in the elevator, there are insane dust levels, noise and just general chaos, said Jane Stubbs. The building is a nightmare at the moment.

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Two workers injured in West Village elevator accident