Governor's Office Emergency Services
Hazardous Materials Spill Report

    DATE: 11/12/2024
    TIME: 1644
    RECEIVED BY:
    CONTROL#:
    Cal OES - 24-6378
    NRC -
1.a. PERSON NOTIFYING Cal OES:
1. NAME:2. AGENCY:3. PHONE#:4. Ext:5. PAG/CELL:
Central Coast Agriculture
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. Liquid Nitrogen=Unknown UnknownVAPORNoNo
2. = NoNo
3. = NoNo
g. DESCRIPTION: Per the reporting party, due to human error during the filling of a 9,000-gallon tank, an overpressure condition occurred, resulting in an unknown amount of liquid nitrogen being released into the atmosphere. The release was halted within five minutes of the overpressure event, and the material is unrecoverable. The reporting party is working with the vendor to determine the exact quantity of the release. The incident occurred outside the building, and approximately six individuals were evacuated as a precaution.
h. STOPPAGE/CONTAINMENT:i. WATER INVOLVED: j. WATERWAY:k. DRINKING WATER IMPACTED
Stopped, Unknown if containedNon/aNo
l. MARITIME VESSEL
No		m. KNOWN IMPACT
None
3. a. INCIDENT LOCATION: 3700 Hwy 135
b. CITY:c. COUNTY: d. ZIP:
Santa Maria
Santa Barbara County93455SANTA BARBARA COUNTY APCD
4. INCIDENT DESCRIPTION:
a. DATE:b. TIME (Military):c. SITE:d. REPORTED CAUSE
11/11/20241000 Merchant/Business Human Error
e. INJURIESf. FATALITY g. EVACUATIONh. CLEANUP BY:
NoNoYes
Evacs #: 6		Unrecoverable
6. NOTIFICATION INFORMATION:
a. ON SCENE:b. OTHER ON SCENE: c. OTHER NOTIFIED:
Santa Barbara County Cupa
d. ADMIN. AGENCY: Santa Barbara County Environmental Health Servicese. SEC. AGENCY:
f. ADDITIONAL COUNTY: g. ADMIN. AGENCY:
h. NOTIFICATION LIST:
Cal GEM:
RWQCB Unit:

3
Cal OES Region:
AA/CUPA, DTSC, RWQCB, US EPA, USFWS, AIR RESOURCES BD, CDPH-D.O., Co/WP, Co/Hlth, Co/E-Hlth
Photo Attachment:
11. Cal OES Reg.
********* Control No: 24-6378 *********

Created by: Warning Center on: 11/12/2024 04:44:22 PM Last Modified by: Warning Center on: 11/12/2024 05:02:54 PM