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Ensure your saw has a riving knife (a metal splitter behind the blade) to keep the wood from pinching.

Because of the force of the kickback, the blade often buries itself deep before the operator can let go of the trigger. This frequently results in severed tendons, shattered bone, and permanent nerve damage. Circular Saw Kickback (Graphic Content - Viewer...

A circular saw is one of the most common tools in any shop, but it is also one of the most unforgiving. Kickback happens when the blade suddenly binds or pinches in the wood, causing the saw to be violently propelled backward toward the operator. It occurs in less than —faster than human reaction time. The Mechanics of the Accident Ensure your saw has a riving knife (a

Cutting a long board that isn't properly supported, causing the wood to sag and "pinch" the back of the blade. A circular saw is one of the most