ABC journalist Emma Alberici is lucky to still have her fingers after suffering a horrific kitchen accident.

The broadcaster’s chief economics correspondent revealed on Twitter on Monday that she had had surgery at the weekend after cutting her fingers in a blender.

“Advice: Don’t put fingers in stick blender blade to wash it while it’s still plugged in to the power,” Alberici wrote.

“Fingers survived thanks to the incredible work of surgeon & team at Prince of Wales Hospital.”

Advice: Don’t put fingers in stick blender blade to wash it while it’s still plugged in to the power. Fingers survived thanks to the incredible work of surgeon & team at Prince of Wales Hospital. Forever grateful we live in a country so blessed with world class medical treatment pic.twitter.com/XyDjNihLaS

— Emma Alberici (@albericie) June 16, 2019

Friends and colleagues of the former Lateline host were quick to respond.

“Oh my goodness. And you’re still smiling,” SBS newsreader Anton Enus wrote. “Wishing you a total recovery.”

ABC TV’s News Breakfast co-host Virginia Trioli urged Alberici to take care and “don’t get that thing wet”.