"WW" wrote

Been there. Kickback with a 3/4 inch plywood about 16 inches square.
Caught between fence and blade took off spinning and peeled a finger down
to the tendon. Could watch tendon move as I bent my finger. 7 stitches in
ER. THEN I bought the set of 2 pawls that hold wood down. Works great. WW

That is a violation of my "table saw rules" number 5.

It goes something like "The measurement of the wood touching the fence must
be 1.5 times the distance the fence is from the blade, unless the
measurement of the wood against the fence is more than 4 times the length of
the saw blade that is above the table."

In the case of a 16 by 16, they would be required to run it with a miter
gauge, or sled, or a different saw.
--
Jim in NC