Governor's Office Emergency Services
Hazardous Materials Spill Report

    DATE: 04/16/2024
    TIME: 1920
    RECEIVED BY:
    CONTROL#:
    Cal OES - 24-2250
    NRC - 1396623
1.a. PERSON NOTIFYING Cal OES:
1. NAME:2. AGENCY:3. PHONE#:4. Ext:5. PAG/CELL:
Union Pacific Railroad (UPRR)
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. Railyard trespass=N/A N/ARAILROADNoNo
2. = NoNo
3. = NoNo
g. DESCRIPTION: Per the reporting party, in the East Commerce Railyard, a tractor-trailer driver lost consciousness due to unknown reasons and collided with a stationary UPRR semi-trailer. The yard foreman reported the incident, and emergency medical services were called. The driver was fatally injured.


Per the NRC report, the caller reports an unresponsive delivery driver in the East Commerce Yard. First responders have been dispatched. At 2107 hours, Los Angeles County EMS confirmed the fatality.
h. STOPPAGE/CONTAINMENT:i. WATER INVOLVED: j. WATERWAY:k. DRINKING WATER IMPACTED
OtherNoN/ANo
Detail for Other: No Hazmat release
l. MARITIME VESSEL
No
m. KNOWN IMPACT
None
3. a. INCIDENT LOCATION: 4341 East Washington Blvd, Milepost 4.85, Los Angeles Subdivision
b. CITY:c. COUNTY: d. ZIP:
Commerce
Los Angeles County90023SOUTH COAST AQMD
4. INCIDENT DESCRIPTION:
a. DATE:b. TIME (Military):c. SITE:d. REPORTED CAUSE
04/16/20241805 Other
Description for Other : Railyard Intermodal Facility
Unknown
e. INJURIESf. FATALITY g. EVACUATIONh. CLEANUP BY:
NoYes
Fatals #: 1
NoUnknown
6. NOTIFICATION INFORMATION:
a. ON SCENE:b. OTHER ON SCENE: c. OTHER NOTIFIED:
OtherLos Angeles County Sheriff East Los Angeles Station EMSNRC
d. ADMIN. AGENCY: LACoFD Health Haz-Mate. SEC. AGENCY:
f. ADDITIONAL COUNTY: g. ADMIN. AGENCY:
h. NOTIFICATION LIST:
Cal GEM:
RWQCB Unit:

4
Cal OES Region:
AA/CUPA, DTSC, RWQCB, US EPA, USFWS, CHP, PUC, Co/WP, Co/Hlth, Co/E-Hlth
Photo Attachment:
11. Cal OES Reg.
********* Control No: 24-2250 *********

Created by: Warning Center on: 04/16/2024 07:20:37 PM Last Modified by: Warning Center on: 04/16/2024 07:58:19 PM