A construction worker has lost his foot after a workplace accident at a luxury apartment development in West Melbourne.

The 40-year-old man was working on an external lift at the Melbourne Village complex when his foot was clipped on Saturday afternoon.

A man was seriously injured at a work site in West Melbourne. Credit:Picture: 7 News.

The construction site was shut down and the man was rushed to the Royal Melbourne Hospital.

He remains in hospital in a stable condition.