Okay, in the name of what genuinely is the safest thing to do I would honestly like to know the truth. I don't want to be doing the wrong thing because of false information. 
I originally posted that wearing gloves while using tools such as a drill press, band saw, or table saw was dangerous, because (this is what I was taught in shop class in freshman year by a teacher who also served 20 years in industry) if the glove gets caught in the tool, it is more likely to shred into threads which get caught in the tool and "pull" your hand into the tool and cause greater damage. I was also taught that tight fitting gloves helped, but they would still "snag" in the tool nonetheless, unlike your skin, which justs cuts right through. To simplify it even more, I've was taught that
anything on your hand, even rings, which can snag on the blade/bit cause much more severe injuries with cutting/drilling tools if an accident does occur than otherwise would have if no gloves were worn.
But the FIRST rule book says otherwise. I can see that this makes sense for certain tools, such as sanding, welding, using heavy/outdoor equipment, etc. where the glove would provide another layer of protection without the added risk of having it snag in the tool. I searched through OSHA's guidelines, and honestly I cannot find anything in the OSHA guidelines that says gloves must/should be worn as a PPE while using 'shop' tools such as saws or drills. I find a lot related to temperature, welding, electrical, and chemical protocols, but nothing related to cutting/drilling tools.
Honestly, I've been following the advice of my freshman shop teacher for the past four years and I haven't been wearing gloves while using cutting and drilling shop tools.
But now I am genuinely confused about what really is safer (depending on which tool you are using): gloves or no gloves? (Edit: I've now been able to confirm through multiple sources that not wearing gloves is indeed safer than wearing gloves for using cutting/drilling tools. Now I kinda feel jipped for receiving negative rep (the first time ever for me!) for a post in which I was correct. Oh well, they're just dots.)
