Anything is possible. I was cutting a a piece about 4" square. More of a resaw cut. Just as the cut finished, the piece rotated about the blade, came back through towards me. One piece hit the tips of my fingers shattering the ends of a few fingernails then proceeded to curl my fingers and skin some knuckles. The other piece hit me in the stomach. Ironically I have never had a kickback from the table where the piece got launched. I have had a few situations where it almost or could have happened but was able to save or stop it.