Governor's Office Emergency Services
Hazardous Materials Spill Report

    DATE: 10/30/2024
    TIME: 1848
    RECEIVED BY:
    CONTROL#:
    Cal OES - 24-6142
    NRC -
1.a. PERSON NOTIFYING Cal OES:
1. NAME:2. AGENCY:3. PHONE#:4. Ext:5. PAG/CELL:
San Diego County Department of Environmental Health and Quality (DEHQ)
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. Acid, Nitric=1/2 Gal(s)CHEMICALNoNo
2. = NoNo
3. = NoNo
g. DESCRIPTION: A jeweler accidentally dropped a 1-gallon container of nitric acid, spilling about half a gallon onto the floor and splashing onto themselves. The San Diego Fire-Rescue Department’s Hazardous Materials Incident Response Team (HIRT) and the San Diego County Department of Environmental Health and Quality (DEHQ) were called to the scene. Upon arrival, they secured the area, and the jeweler was taken to a medical facility for treatment. Cleanup was carried out without further incident, and the store closed to the public until further notice.
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: 861 6th Avenue
b. CITY:c. COUNTY: d. ZIP:
San Diego
San Diego County92101SAN DIEGO COUNTY APCD
4. INCIDENT DESCRIPTION:
a. DATE:b. TIME (Military):c. SITE:d. REPORTED CAUSE
10/30/20241600 Merchant/Business Human Error
e. INJURIESf. FATALITY g. EVACUATIONh. CLEANUP BY:
Yes
Injuries #: 1		NoNoFire Dept.
6. NOTIFICATION INFORMATION:
a. ON SCENE:b. OTHER ON SCENE: c. OTHER NOTIFIED:
Co Health, Fire Dept.None
d. ADMIN. AGENCY: San Diego County Health Services Departmente. SEC. AGENCY:
f. ADDITIONAL COUNTY: g. ADMIN. AGENCY:
h. NOTIFICATION LIST:
Cal GEM:
RWQCB Unit:

9
Cal OES Region:
AA/CUPA, DTSC, RWQCB, US EPA, USFWS, Co/WP, Co/Hlth, Co/E-Hlth
Photo Attachment:
11. Cal OES Reg.
********* Control No: 24-6142 *********

Created by: Warning Center on: 10/30/2024 06:48:05 PM Last Modified by: Warning Center on: 10/30/2024 10:07:45 PM