(graphic Content - Viewer... - Circular Saw Kickback

If the saw kicks back into the thigh (a common injury site for those supporting wood on their knee), it can easily sever the femoral artery. In this scenario, a person can lose a fatal amount of blood in under three minutes. The Most Common Triggers

Ensure your saw has a riving knife (a metal splitter behind the blade) to keep the wood from pinching. Circular Saw Kickback (Graphic Content - Viewer...

Always support the wood so that the waste piece falls away from the cut, opening the kerf rather than closing it. If the saw kicks back into the thigh

When a spinning blade (rotating at upwards of 5,000 RPM) gets stuck, that rotational energy has to go somewhere. Since the blade can no longer cut through the wood, the saw climbs out of the "kerf" (the cut slot) and launches itself. Because of the blade's rotation direction, the tool naturally kicks , often directly toward the user’s hand, thigh, or torso. Graphic Reality: What Happens to the Body Always support the wood so that the waste

Hitting a hard density change that stops the blade's momentum instantly.

Never stand directly behind the path of the saw. Stand to the side so if it kicks back, it clears your body.