Governor's Office Emergency Services
Hazardous Materials Spill Report

    DATE: 03/22/2023
    TIME: 1609
    RECEIVED BY:
    CONTROL#:
    Cal OES - 23-2128
    NRC -
1.a. PERSON NOTIFYING Cal OES:
1. NAME:2. AGENCY:3. PHONE#:4. Ext:5. PAG/CELL:
Thatcher Company of California
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. Sodium Bisulfite=400 Gal(s)CHEMICALNoNo
2. = NoNo
3. = NoNo
g. DESCRIPTION: A Sacramento Agricultural Products Plant reactor released 400 gallons of Sodium Bisulfite due to an employee failing to close a valve before activating a pump. The release was confined to the surrounding berm area. An in-house cleanup is in progress.
h. STOPPAGE/CONTAINMENT:i. WATER INVOLVED: j. WATERWAY:k. DRINKING WATER IMPACTED
Stopped, ContainedNoNoneNo
l. MARITIME VESSEL
No		m. KNOWN IMPACT
None
3. a. INCIDENT LOCATION: 8625 Unfworth Avenue
b. CITY:c. COUNTY: d. ZIP:
Sacramento
Sacramento County95828SACRAMENTO METROPOLITAN AQMD
4. INCIDENT DESCRIPTION:
a. DATE:b. TIME (Military):c. SITE:d. REPORTED CAUSE
03/22/20231545 Industrial Plant Human Error
e. INJURIESf. FATALITY g. EVACUATIONh. CLEANUP BY:
NoNoNoReporting Party
6. NOTIFICATION INFORMATION:
a. ON SCENE:b. OTHER ON SCENE: c. OTHER NOTIFIED:
d. ADMIN. AGENCY: Sacramento City Fire Departmente. SEC. AGENCY: Sacramento County Environmental Management
f. ADDITIONAL COUNTY: g. ADMIN. AGENCY:
h. NOTIFICATION LIST:
Cal GEM:
RWQCB Unit:

5B
Cal OES Region:
AA/CUPA, DTSC, RWQCB, US EPA, USFWS, DPR, Co/WP, Co/Hlth, Co/E-Hlth
Photo Attachment:
11. Cal OES Reg.
********* Control No: 23-2128 *********

Created by: Warning Center on: 03/22/2023 04:09:04 PM Last Modified by: Warning Center on: 03/22/2023 04:21:37 PM