A guard told a court she thought she would die during an attack by an inmate at Frankland Prison in County Durham.
Claire Lewis said she saw Kevan Thakrar, 23, from Hertfordshire, attack a colleague with a broken bottle.
She was then stabbed in the back and left with glass embedded near her spine, Newcastle Crown Court heard.
Thakrar denies the attempted murders of officers Craig Wylde and Ms Lewis and the wounding with intent of a third guard, Neil Walker.
The 23-year-old, from Stevenage, who is serving life for a triple killing, said he acted in self defence in a "pre emptive strike" after being warned he could be attacked by the guards.
Ms Lewis said that on the morning in March 2010 she had gone to Thakrar's cell with fellow officer Craig Wylde.
As she unlocked the door he grabbed it and shouted, giving her "a shock" and causing her to step back.
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