New York, Dec. 26: A 47-year-old woman was in critical condition after her leg got trapped in an elevator shaft at a Brooklyn hospital on Saturday because of an elevator malfunction, officials said.
The woman was trapped for almost 15 minutes, a hospital spokeswoman said. The victim, whose name was not released, was transported to the neighboring Kings County Hospital Center, where she underwent surgery.
A spokesman for the fire department said an emergency call was placed at 4.43 pm. He said the victim was pinned above her knee between the floor and the elevator on the eighth floor.