Ripping
Outfeed Zone Hazard

,_DANGER

Rotational force of blade can pull
hands and fingers back into blade.
Touching, holding, or pulling on out-
feed side of workpiece while blade
is still spinning will result in fingers,
hand or arm being cut off.
To reduce risk of outfeed hazard:
,/Set pawls and spreader; they act as par-
tial barrier to outfeed side.
,/Start and finish cut from infeed side.
¢ Keep both hands on infeed side.
¢ Keep hands away from outfeed side.
,/Push workpiece through to complete
cut. Do not reach around to pull it.
,/If blade jams, turn saw off, remove yel-
low key, then free blade.
Kickback
Kickback is the uncontrolled propelling of
the workpiece back toward the user.

,_ WARNING

Kickback can happen when blade is
pinched or bound by workpiece.
Pinching or binding can happen
when:
• pawls and spreader are not used or
not set correctly
• spreader is not aligned with blade
blade is not parallel to fence
workpiece is twisted or warped and
rocks on table top
pressure is put on outfeed side of
workpiece
workpiece is released before being
pushed past pawls and spreader
user touches or tries to pull
workpiece through outfeed side before
blade has stopped spinning.

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