Governor's Office Emergency Services
Hazardous Materials Spill Report

    DATE: 02/25/2024
    TIME: 2133
    RECEIVED BY:
    CONTROL#:
    Cal OES - 24-1168
    NRC -
1.a. PERSON NOTIFYING Cal OES:
1. NAME:2. AGENCY:3. PHONE#:4. Ext:5. PAG/CELL:
Kern County EnvHealth
1.b. PERSON REPORTING SPILL (If different from above):
1. NAME:2. AGENCY:3. PHONE#:4. Ext:5. PAG/CELL:
2. SUBSTANCE TYPE:
2. a. SUBSTANCE:b.QTY:>=<Amount Measurec. TYPE:d. OTHER:e. PIPELINEf. VESSEL
>= 300 Tons
1. Mercury =.5 Cup(s)CHEMICALNoNo
2. = NoNo
3. = NoNo
g. DESCRIPTION: Per the reporting party, due to human error a private citizen spilled approx half a cup of mercury into his vehicle. The citizen went to a near by car wash and vacuumed said substance. The citizen proceed to go home and possibly contaminated his home. At the time of this report it is unknown if the release is stopped and contained. Unknown who will be handling the cleanup. Caller stated they will be calling in updates.
h. STOPPAGE/CONTAINMENT:i. WATER INVOLVED: j. WATERWAY:k. DRINKING WATER IMPACTED
Unknown if stopped, Unknown if containedNon/aNo
l. MARITIME VESSEL
No		m. KNOWN IMPACT
None
3. a. INCIDENT LOCATION: 9201 Peach St.
b. CITY:c. COUNTY: d. ZIP:
California City
Kern CountyKERN COUNTY APCD
4. INCIDENT DESCRIPTION:
a. DATE:b. TIME (Military):c. SITE:d. REPORTED CAUSE
02/25/20241945 Residence Human Error
e. INJURIESf. FATALITY g. EVACUATIONh. CLEANUP BY:
NoNoNoUnknown
6. NOTIFICATION INFORMATION:
a. ON SCENE:b. OTHER ON SCENE: c. OTHER NOTIFIED:
Co Health, Fire Dept., Police Dept.
d. ADMIN. AGENCY: California City Fire Departmente. SEC. AGENCY: Kern Co. Environmental Health Services Department
f. ADDITIONAL COUNTY: g. ADMIN. AGENCY:
h. NOTIFICATION LIST:
Cal GEM:
RWQCB Unit:

6B
Cal OES Region:
AA/CUPA, DTSC, RWQCB, US EPA, USFWS, CDPH-D.O., Co/WP, Co/Hlth, Co/E-Hlth
Photo Attachment:
11. Cal OES Reg.
********* Control No: 24-1168 *********

Created by: Warning Center on: 02/25/2024 09:33:57 PM Last Modified by: Warning Center on: 02/25/2024 09:58:08 PM