I had face jointed and squared the edges of about 20 boards and run them through the planer and was in the process of cutting the boards to width. Two boards fit on the out feed table so I was cutting two boards, turning off the saw, then grabbing the skinny off cuts and throwing them in the scrap bin. I was using the blade guard and splitter as usual. Then after cutting the first board of a pair, I lifted the blade guard and went to grab the narrow off cut without turning the saw off. Luckily I only nicked my thumb on the blade and will have to wear a band aid for a few days. If the off cut had stopped half an inch sooner I wouldn't have cut myself. Half an inch farther and I'd be missing most of my thumb. I have no idea what I was thinking before the accident. It was a scary wake up call. Be careful out there!