"Donnie Vazquez" wrote in message
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No, the fingers were BEHIND the blade. No matter that his other hand was
pushing. so what. the fact is the hand behind the blade was drawn into
the blade.


Clearly you do not comprehend the mechanics of the incident.

OP was standing in front of the saw (normal position). He was pushing
a large block of wood through with one hand. He reached up and pushed
the far end of the wood DOWN past the blade. Then the kickback
occured. Regardless of how he wrote the description it is clear that
the far hand DROPPED onto the blade rather than was pulled, OR the
momentum of his pushing hand being pushed back along with his body
drew the other hand back. The wood did not pull his hand back. That
defies physics and logic.


Physiology supplies a good explanation. The muscles of the arm contracted
as the initial whack was felt - basic reflex. Hand and arm go toward the
body, blade in between.