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Brutal Russian Lathe Machine Accident Video Explained

Why we shouldn’t just scroll past!
September 25, 2023Updated:July 2, 2025
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There are videos on the internet that stay with you for the wrong reasons. You know the ones…grainy footage, some kind of workplace or street accident, and boom—your stomach does a flip.

The Russian lathe machine video is one of them.

Not because it’s the goriest (though it definitely qualifies), but because it’s such a stark reminder of how fragile we are when standing next to heavy machinery built to tear through metal like butter.

Even though the video is reportedly from a couple of years ago, Reddit has unearthed it again like some cursed artifact, and it’s making the rounds.

The original uploader is long gone (probably deleted their account to escape the guilt of putting half the internet off their lunch), but the post now has over 16,000 upvotes and nearly 2,000 comments. People are horrified—and can’t look away.

This isn’t just about a single fatal accident. It’s a very loud, very bloody PSA on how industrial safety still flies under the radar.

Let me break it down for you.

Trigger Warning: This story contains visuals of a man getting killed with blood spilling. Please do not read further if you cannot handle it.

Russian lathe accident. Shredded meat goes flying across the shop. (NSFL)
by inwatchthingsfly

If you haven’t seen the Russian Lathe Machine video (and honestly, I’d suggest keeping it that way). A man, working in what looks like a Russian factory, casually approaches a lathe machine. The machine’s on. His clothes are loose, and in less time than it takes to blink twice, the man is pulled in—first his hand, then everything else. His body is shredded. Gone.

There’s nothing dignified or slow about it. Just flying red mist, chunks, silence. Then someone walks in and frantically shuts the machine off—too late, of course.

People on Reddit had a lot to say, and not in the usual meme-heavy way.

One user said, “Machines built to chew up metal will not stop for a human.”

Another Reddit user named PRUnicycles also shared his opinion on the incident as he quoted,

“The force required to remove the material is incredibly high, so the machine is designed to clamp that metal and continue to spin, even with high resistance. This guy got too close to the spinning part and got caught, it continued to spin and pull him into the machine. His body couldn’t compete with the G force, so it tore apart.”

These comments weren’t just keyboard courage. They came from machinists, engineers, people who’ve worked with lathes and know exactly how merciless they are.

Now…let’s talk about lathes for a moment.

What Is a Lathe Machine, and What Does It Do?

They’re not new tech. I mean…they’ve been around since ancient Egypt. They’ve always had one job: rotate an object fast while a tool shapes it. Kinda also known as the mother of all machine tools.

How to cut pipe threads on lathe Machine #workshop #mechnaical #mechanicalwork #lathemachine #machine #pipe #pipeline #Threads #folllowme #Like #share #enginer pic.twitter.com/pRfEfdETIP

— Ranjeet singh (@ranjeet45680) September 24, 2023

Whether you’re turning wood into a bat or steel into a screw, the lathe does the work by spinning stuff with ridiculous force, which is also why it becomes a blender from hell if someone gets too close.

The fact that we’re still losing lives to this kind of accident in 2025 is, frankly, absurd. There are supposed to be safeguards. Training. Warning labels. But sometimes, it’s a lack of experience.

Sometimes, it’s a factory skipping steps to meet quotas. Sometimes, it’s just plain old human error.

Isn’t it strange that we live in a world where AI can create paintings and robots are doing surgeries, yet a guy can still get chewed up by a machine because his sleeve was too loose?

That’s some twisted timeline.

From the employer’s point of view, this might’ve been a case of someone not following protocol.

From the worker’s side, maybe it was just a moment of fatigue or distraction. But to any normal person watching?

It looks like a brutal system failure, where lives are cheap and safety is optional.

Maybe stop treating human lives as expendable next to a machine’s output numbers.

Because no job should end in a person being turned into confetti by a spinning piece of steel.

Well, I write daily (mostly the weird stuff I find on the internet). If you connect with my words and appreciate this straightforward approach, feel free to turn on push notifications and return tomorrow, or visit the home page to continue reading other stories and make up your mind.

Stay safe and see ya, internet friend.

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Hanumanth has been an entertainment writer for 4 years, with profound experience in anime, films, and anything TV. While he isn’t particularly interested in the lives of celebrities and world events, that changed when he joined Averagebeing.com, which not only tested his writing talents in different fields but also provided him with a new reason to keep up with the latest trends. When he isn’t working, you can find him watching anime, movies, TV series, K-Dramas, or sometimes even Soccer matches. Hanumanth takes the slogan “work for what you love” very seriously, and he builds his personality around that.

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