This is the moment a worker cutting through tiles on a building site wall with a huge circular saw nearly disembowels himself with it when it suddenly slips.

The incident happened in Lianjiang City, Guangdong Province, China, on 7th October, according to local media.

The video footage shows the man, identified as Mr Huang, operating the large wall saw when the machine suddenly slips and bounces off the wall, going over his head, with him then apparently landing on the still-spinning blade guard, and narrowly avoiding disembowelling himself.

According to reports, Mr Huang said the accident happened while he was cutting a wall as part of his work.

He explained that the machine suddenly bounced back, pulling him down and grazing his abdomen.

He was taken to hospital the same day for treatment.

A cutting machine cuts man's stomach while doing works in Lianjiang, Guangdong Province in China, undated. The video was shared on Douyin - the Chinese version of TikTok on Oct. 7, 2025. Note: Photo is a screenshot from a video(newsX)

Doctors found the wound was about half a centimetre deep, but had missed vital organs and he was discharged after his condition stabilised.

Mr Huang told local media that he has worked in the wall-cutting industry for seven or eight years.

He said that although large cutting machines improve productivity, they also carry risks of serious injury.

He added that he plans to switch to a smaller cutting machine in the future to improve safety.

(Joe Golder / newsX)