A Burmese worker was rescued when his head was sucked into a paper-cutting machine at a factory in Thailand.

Pan, 32, reached into the contraption to remove a paper jam when his bungling boss Ra-ead Sae-eung, 40, suddenly turned on the machine while he was still inside.

Cries of pain filled the factory in Samut Prakan province as Pan's face was caught in the mechanism's rollers. Shocked Ra-ead hurriedly turned it off and called rescuers for help.

Medics rushed to the factory on Thursday, June 29, at around 8:30 pm, and found Pan's face wedged between the cylinders.

Within 10 minutes, they managed to pry the Burmese worker out carefully and applied first aid to his wounds. He was then taken to a hospital to be treated.

Hapless chief worker Ra-ead admitted the mistake that almost decapitated his colleague.

He said: 'There was a paper jam, so I stopped the machine and ordered Pan to remove the obstruction. I thought he had already come out so I turned the machine back on, but then he started screaming for help. I realised he was still inside and his head was being squeezed by the roller.'

Cowardly Ra-ead said he tried to help Pan himself but was worried he would only worsen his injuries.

Pan was recovering at the hospital following the terrifying incident.