SHOCKING images show a Russian prisoner who was left skewered on a huge wooden stake when it pierced through his torso in a freak accident.
The inmate – seen strapped to the hospital bed – had the ginormous beam removed and miraculously survived, says reports.
The thick beam of wood bayoneted the prisoner, 34, as he operated a timber machine in a jail workhouse in a Nizhny Novgorod penal colony.
The giant stake spun loose and spiked his body from his left midriff to his right chest.
Horrific images show the ginormous piece of wood diagonally through the man.
The prisoner also appears to be strapped down to the bed at the top of his thighs and both hands.
He was given immediate first aid at Penal Colony 14.
The prisoner, named Nikolai Z, is in a “serious condition” and fighting for his life in hospital following the nightmare accident.
But despite “damage to his internal organs”, he is reportedly “stable”.
A criminal investigation is underway as to how the “accident” happened and whether safety rules were broken, BAZA reports.
It comes soon after a man stabbed himself to death while trying to separate two frozen burgers with a knife, an inquest heard.
Barry Griffiths, 57, was killed when he plunged the blade into his stomach in a freak accident.
He was discovered several days later by police, who were baffled by the trail of blood around his kitchen and bedroom.
Officers then established the frozen burgers were behind the tragedy when they noticed them on a kitchen counter.
The knife and a tea towel were also found nearby and the bottom drawer of the freezer had been left open.
An inquest was told Barry died from a stab wound at his home in Powys, Wales.
The court heard he lived alone in supported living accommodation and was a “very private man”.
Police arrived at his home in July last year amid concerns Barry hadn’t been seen for more than week.
They discovered him dead on his bed with blood in the hallway, bathroom and bedroom.
The court heard there was no sign of a disturbance and his wallet, computer and phone were not missing.
Detective Sergeant Stephen Vaughan said he was satisfied that Barry’s death was not a suicide but “more of an unexplained death”.
There was also no indication he had been assaulted, the inquest heard.
Area coroner Patricia Morgan concluded Barry, who had restricted use of one arm following a stroke, most likely died from an accident while preparing frozen food for cooking.
She told the inquest: “I appreciate the evidence is difficult to hear and traumatic.
“Thank you for your patience while the investigation was ongoing. I express my condolences at this difficult time.”
