Russian Lathe Accident

The Russian Lathe Accidentis aviralgorevideo consisting of security camera footage of a Russian man being pulled into a rotating lathe, resulting in his death. The accident purportedly occurred in November 2020, with the clip and several photographs of the aftermath of the accident spreading online starting that month. The video became a prevalent piece ofshock contentover the following years, inspiringmemesand posts referring to it. The Russian lathe accident is only one of several shock videos of people falling or being pulled into lathes, usually with deadly and gory results.