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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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