I saw a lotta table saw injuries over the years. 100% of the time the person injured was not using a pusher. To me, using a pusher is even more important than having a guard over the blade.
Yup.
I don't use the table saw much anymore but when I did I did a lot of cuts that the guard would be in the way of so it just got left off. Another problem is these little piece of schit table saws, people try to do things on them that shouldn't be done, you can't safely cut a foot off of an 8 foot 2x4 on a 2 ft saw.
Also a variety of jigs can be made to make cuts safely.
Right tool for the job comes to mind. Best safety rule you can abide by for any tool is to not use it if you don't know how to use it properly.
