Governor's Office Emergency Services
Hazardous Materials Spill Report

    DATE: 08/11/2024
    TIME: 2027
    RECEIVED BY:
    CONTROL#:
    Cal OES - 24-4536
    NRC -
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. Remains, Human=1 N/ARAILROADNoNo
2. = NoNo
3. = NoNo
g. DESCRIPTION: While traveling along the designated railway, a UPRR train crew discovered a deceased individual on company property. They promptly notified the central office, which then contacted the Merced County Sheriff's Office. A unit was dispatched to the scene, and an investigation is currently in progress. The rail line remains open for through traffic.
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: Milepost Marker #160.70 of the Fresno Subdivision
b. CITY:c. COUNTY: d. ZIP:
Unincorporated county area Merced
Merced CountySAN JOAQUIN VALLEY UNIFIED APCD
4. INCIDENT DESCRIPTION:
a. DATE:b. TIME (Military):c. SITE:d. REPORTED CAUSE
08/11/20241953 Rail Road Unknown
R/R Crossing less than 50 feet from incident site? No
UPRR RIM#: See Confidential Section
e. INJURIESf. FATALITY g. EVACUATIONh. CLEANUP BY:
NoYes
Fatals #: 1		NoUnknown
6. NOTIFICATION INFORMATION:
a. ON SCENE:b. OTHER ON SCENE: c. OTHER NOTIFIED:
Sheriff Ofc.None
d. ADMIN. AGENCY: Merced County Health Services Departmente. SEC. AGENCY:
f. ADDITIONAL COUNTY: g. ADMIN. AGENCY:
h. NOTIFICATION LIST:
Cal GEM:
RWQCB Unit:

5C
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: 24-4536 *********

Created by: Warning Center on: 08/11/2024 08:27:53 PM Last Modified by: Warning Center on: 08/11/2024 08:56:23 PM