We're adding this one to our list of the many ways New York City is trying to kill us.

A massive drill nearly tore through a packed F train on Thursday afternoon in what one Metropolitan Transportation Authority supervisor is calling "a near miss."

“Oh my God! If it had hit the train, you could forget about it! Of course we are concerned," the supervisor said.

Photos show how close construction drill bit was to cutting into top of occupied #F train http://t.co/bi5BeIUw5d pic.twitter.com/CoHxtdAwtu — John Lauinger (@jmlauinger) October 30, 2014

“Somebody made a mistake; maybe a surveyor or a field engineer,” one MTA source told the New York Post. “They drilled into the street, but didn’t realize they were right over the F train tunnel. They weren’t supposed to be in that spot.”

A giant drill bit nearly tore through a packed subway car in New York on Oct. 30, 2014. Image: MTA

Nearly 800 people were on the train when the drill bit, which was approximately 10 inches in diameter, shattered glass windows and came within inches of boring through the subway car's roof.

One rider, Stephanie Cruz, 21, was shocked at the near miss. “I’m like holy sh*t.” she told the New York Post. “It’s hard to believe that happened … How could someone screw up that bad?"

No big deal just a huge drill that almost turned a packed F train into an actual horror movie http://t.co/MzUut0wum2 pic.twitter.com/EIv2w2fsKg — EJOELA (@joelcifer) October 31, 2014

The blunder, a result of a well contractor who was, in the words of MTA spokesperson Kevin Ortiz, "off the mark," will be investigated. “Obviously this is under investigation, and we’ll take it from there," Ortiz said.

But at least one New York City tabloid isn't waiting for the investigation's results before passing judgment. Its cover Friday morning: