I think part of it is that 1) we don't normally think of a bandsaw as a rotational machine, and 2) we also think of it as a relatively safe tool compared to many other machines. I have had fewer issues with high risk operations and the close calls tend to be in simpler, seemingly low risk situations. Some of it may be focus and some just the ratio of high to low risk tasks.
There's also the severity and frequency factors. I'm careful with my miter saw partly because even though I'm careful I manage to jam it or have it fling small offcuts every now and then - good little reminders when I get a little lax. I use powered hand-drills much more often, and other than maybe dropping it, the battery-powered drills with clutches are very safe in my experience. And then you pull out your dad's old hole-hawg right angle drill for electrical work and think "Hey, I'm just drilling holes" - when things go wrong with that, they really go wrong. I once read that drill presses accounted for a very low number/percentage of injuries, but had one of the highest fatality rates (ie clothing or hair getting caught).
My biggest take away from this thread:
How easy it is for even very experience operators to get in to trouble when combining 1) a little distraction and/or hurry, 2) an odd/new operation and 3) using a machine they feel is at the safer end of the spectrum.