User:Nate31007/Widowmaker(forestry)



=Widowmaker= Also known as broken limbs, and broken tops. Aptly named for causing fatalities to forest workers. Used commonly in the logging and forestry professions to describe the presence of a hazardous object in the canopy (forest) of a tree. OSHA describes widow-maker as: “Broken off limbs that are hanging freely in the tree to be felled or in the trees close by.”

=Hazards= The object poses a risk to equipment or personnel working under or around the tree. The object can become dislodged by wind, or in the process of tree felling. Responsible for 11% of all fatal chainsaw accidents. OSHA offers ways to eliminate or avoid by Knocking them down or pulling them down with a machine. Ultimately, avoid working underneath them.