Governor's Office Emergency Services
Hazardous Materials Spill Report

    DATE: 01/23/2023
    TIME: 1241
    RECEIVED BY:
    CONTROL#:
    Cal OES - 23-0686
    NRC -
1.a. PERSON NOTIFYING Cal OES:
1. NAME:2. AGENCY:3. PHONE#:4. Ext:5. PAG/CELL:
Kemira Water Solutions
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. Railroad Derailment=N/A N/ARAILROAD DERAILMENTNoNo
2. = NoNo
3. = NoNo
g. DESCRIPTION: RP stated that an empty railcar derailed upright due to unknown reasons. The railcar is blocking a mainline and they are in the process of getting the railcar back on the track.
h. STOPPAGE/CONTAINMENT:i. WATER INVOLVED: j. WATERWAY:k. DRINKING WATER IMPACTED
OtherNoNoneNo
Detail for Other: Railroad Derailment
l. MARITIME VESSEL
No		m. KNOWN IMPACT
Other		Reason for Other: Mainline Closure
3. a. INCIDENT LOCATION: 18700 North Highway 14
b. CITY:c. COUNTY: d. ZIP:
Mojave
Kern CountyKERN COUNTY APCD
4. INCIDENT DESCRIPTION:
a. DATE:b. TIME (Military):c. SITE:d. REPORTED CAUSE
01/23/20231230 Rail Road Unknown
R/R Crossing less than 50 feet from incident site? Unknown
UPRR RIM#:
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: g. ADMIN. AGENCY:
h. NOTIFICATION LIST:
Cal GEM:
RWQCB Unit:

6B
Cal OES Region:
AA/CUPA, DTSC, RWQCB, US EPA, USFWS, PUC, Co/WP
Photo Attachment:
11. Cal OES Reg.
********* Control No: 23-0686 *********

Created by: Warning Center on: 01/23/2023 12:41:06 PM Last Modified by: Warning Center on: 01/23/2023 12:47:17 PM