Monday July 16, 2007 at 1357 hours, Chief 6 (Riffe), Squad 6 (Nasti), and Ambulance 68 (Stewart) were alerted to 660 Ponds Wood Road (Mt Gethsemane Church) for the subject trapped. While en route, Communications advised that a subject was trapped under trusses. Upon arrival, a male patient was found (already extricated) with several injuries to his back, neck, and legs. The patient was working on a roof under construction. For unknown reasons, one truss collapsed creating a domino effect for approximately 30 other trusses. The patient struck the concrete and was trapped under 5 of the trusses. Due to the known injuries, the patient was flown to PG Shock Trauma. Squad 6 also handled the Landing Zone. Units cleared at 1433 hours. The Calvert County Sheriff's Department is also investigating the accident along with OSHA due to it being Industrial.
