Dominic Purcell Breaks His Nose on 'Prison Break' Set After Bar Falls on His Head -- See the Gruesome Pics

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Dominic Purcell posted some pretty gnarly pics of his recent injury while on set of the new Prison Break.

The 46-year-old star -- who plays Lincoln Burrows on the Fox series -- Instagrammed that he "had a little accident" on Monday, but his Instagram photos tell a different story. A source close to production informs ET that Purcell was injured after a set piece was dislodged and fell on his head.

"Pays to have a thick skull when an iron bar falls on your #head!!" Purcell captioned a selfie of his bruised face. "Busting it open severely, also broke my nose in two places."

Making light of the accident, he added, "Haha. I got a free nose job out of it. Stoked to be alive. All good." 

I'm good. #thanksforsupport ... Had a little accident on set. Haha ! Back at work asap. Pays to have a thick skull when an iron bar falls on your #head!! busting it open severely also broke my nose in two places. Haha. I got a free nose job out of it...... Stoked to be alive. All good. #chill. Oh. I didn't get knocked out took a knee. Ha!! Doc said I have an unusually tough tissue fiber that's what saved me apparently. Thank god for my #Viking heritage hahaha !!!!

A photo posted by Dominicpurcell (@dominicpurcell) on Jun 1, 2016 at 12:51pm PDT

The Aussie actor also said he got 100 stitches in his head. 

So what do u do when you escape the #grimreaper and lose 12 pounds in the desert? Well life goes on with or without. I wish I could say I discovered something profound out of my near miss. Ummmmm nothing yet just a broken nose and a hundred stitches in my head. So just Get going and see what the f......k happens I guess. 👍💪 Phot credit: @rachid_fikri
A photo posted by Dominicpurcell (@dominicpurcell) on Jun 2, 2016 at 9:40am PDT

According to our source, the actor was "immediately taken to the hospital for treatment" following the incident. "Doc said I have an unusually tough tissue fiber that's what saved me apparently," Purcell continued. "Thank god for my #Viking heritage hahaha!!!"

"We are happy to report that he is in great spirits and is expected to make a full recovery," Fox said in statement to ET on Friday. "He wanted us to express his appreciation to the fans around the world who have expressed their concern and support, and to reassure them that he will be back at work very soon."

Purcell's longtime girlfriend, former 90210 star AnnaLynne McCord, was on set when the accident occurred, and according to her boyfriend, went into "momma mode."

"Thank god my love @theannalynnemccord was there when my unfortunate accident occurred on set," he captioned a pic of himself and the 28-year-old actress before the accident. "She went into raging #momma mode along with #christinanorthup and got me the right care. Show goes on. No worries!!! Oh, being airlifted out on a helicopter was another adventure I didn't expect. Thought the bloody thing was going to fall from the sky!!! What a day it was. Grateful to be alive." 

Thank god my love @theannalynnemccord was there when my unfortunate accident occurred on set. She went into raging #momma mode along with #christinanorthup and got me the right care. Show goes on. No worries !!! Oh being airlifted out on a helicopter was another adventure I didn't expect. Thought the bloody thing was going to fall from the sky!!! What a day it was. Grateful to be alive. 👍👍

A photo posted by Dominicpurcell (@dominicpurcell) on Jun 1, 2016 at 2:23am PDT

@rachid_fikri my body guard and dear friend. Before my " little accident". Ha. Think I'll take him every where I go. He's a cool silent killer. We've struck up a very close friend ship. He doesn't let me out of his sight. The one annoying thing. He never lets me carry my own bag. " no sir I take". ... Dude your making me look like a spoiled brat. !!!

A photo posted by Dominicpurcell (@dominicpurcell) on Jun 3, 2016 at 12:42am PDT