Governor's Office Emergency Services
Hazardous Materials Spill Report

    DATE: 12/03/2024
    TIME: 1332
    RECEIVED BY:
    CONTROL#:
    Cal OES - 24-6737
    NRC - 1417891
1.a. PERSON NOTIFYING Cal OES:
1. NAME:2. AGENCY:3. PHONE#:4. Ext:5. PAG/CELL:
National Response Center
1.b. PERSON REPORTING SPILL (If different from above):
1. NAME:2. AGENCY:3. PHONE#:4. Ext:5. PAG/CELL:
Other
2. SUBSTANCE TYPE:
2. a. SUBSTANCE:b.QTY:>=<Amount Measurec. TYPE:d. OTHER:e. PIPELINEf. VESSEL
>= 300 Tons
1. Mercury=Unknown UnknownCHEMICALNoNo
2. Unknown Material=Unknown UnknownUNSPECIFIEDNoNo
3. = NoNo
g. DESCRIPTION: Per the NRC report: "The caller stated that an individual is burning mercury into the atmosphere and dumping unknown material into the waterway at the location in unknown amounts. The caller states this occurs when the individual is mining for gold." Remedial Actions: "The caller stated that no action has been taken."
h. STOPPAGE/CONTAINMENT:i. WATER INVOLVED: j. WATERWAY:k. DRINKING WATER IMPACTED
Unknown if stopped, Unknown if containedYesWaterway at locationUnknown
l. MARITIME VESSEL
No
m. KNOWN IMPACT
None
3. a. INCIDENT LOCATION: 312 Buluwayo Ave
b. CITY:c. COUNTY: d. ZIP:
Johannesburg
Kern County93528KERN COUNTY APCD
4. INCIDENT DESCRIPTION:
a. DATE:b. TIME (Military):c. SITE:d. REPORTED CAUSE
12/03/20241200 Residence Human Error
e. INJURIESf. FATALITY g. EVACUATIONh. CLEANUP BY:
NoNoNoUnknown
6. NOTIFICATION INFORMATION:
a. ON SCENE:b. OTHER ON SCENE: c. OTHER NOTIFIED:
d. ADMIN. AGENCY: Kern Co. Environmental Health Services Departmente. SEC. AGENCY:
f. ADDITIONAL COUNTY: San Bernardino County g. ADMIN. AGENCY: San Bernardino County Fire Department
h. NOTIFICATION LIST:
Cal GEM:
RWQCB Unit:

6B
Cal OES Region:
AA/CUPA, DTSC, RWQCB, US EPA, USFWS, DFW-OSPR, CDPH-D.O., DWP-DO, LANDS, PARKS & REC, Co/WP, Co/Hlth, Co/E-Hlth
Photo Attachment:
11. Cal OES Reg.
********* Control No: 24-6737 *********

Created by: Warning Center on: 12/03/2024 01:32:48 PM Last Modified by: Warning Center on: 12/03/2024 01:42:00 PM