page_title: Widowmaker (forestry)
hierarchical_section_title: Widowmaker (forestry)
caption_attribution_description: English: So called because it could fall and kill a man, making his wife a widow. This use of the term seems to have originated among male lumberjacks. This photo is also at https://www.flickr.com/photos/10904042@N04/11792675714/in/photolist-iY5xD5
context_page_description: In forestry, a widowmaker or fool killer is a detached or broken limb or tree top. The name indicates that such objects can kill forest workers by falling on them. The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration describes widowmakers as "broken off limbs that are hanging freely in the tree to be felled or in the trees close by."
context_section_description: In forestry, a widowmaker or fool killer is a detached or broken limb or tree top. The name indicates that such objects can kill forest workers by falling on them. The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration describes widowmakers as "broken off limbs that are hanging freely in the tree to be felled or in the trees close by."
caption: Widowmaker in New Mexico
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