A convenience store worker has cheated almost-certain death after her encounter with a customer caused her to step away from a falling metal shelf - with only moments to spare.
CCTV footage, believed to originate in Russia, the Daily Mirror reports, shows just how close the woman came to becoming a shop floor pancake.
It’s an incident worthy of a scene from film series ‘Final Destination’ in which characters side-step the cold hand of Death, only to be chased down at a later date.
But sometimes it’s just not your time. In this case a chance conversation with a man brings the cashier away from the till point.
Then, suddenly, what looks like a large refrigerated shelf smashes to the ground, crushing everything in its path.
One hopes the Grim Reaper will let this lucky escape slide.