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Home My WebLink AboutLetter from CA Dept of CA HWY Patrol 11.30.08 - hazardous waste State of California—Business,Transportation and Housing Agency ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER, Governor DEPARTMENT OF CALIFORNIA HIGHWAY PATROL 995 Fir Street Post Office Box 1779 Chico, CA 95927 (530)879-1999 (800)735-2929 (TTITDD) (800) 735-2922(Voice) October 30. 2008 File No.: Board ot'Supervisors County of Butte 25 County Center Drive Oroville, CA 95965 Dear County Board of Supervisors: 'I'he enclosed report is submitted pursuant to Health and Safety Code Section 25180.7 (Proposition 65). The report documents information regarding the illegal discharge (or threatened illegal discharge) of hazardous tivaste. which Could Cause substantial injury to the public health or safety. The report is being Submitted on behalf ofall designated employees of the Department of California Highway Patrol. Sincerclv, 0. S. GI L I N G WATEg. Commander Ilura COJIM Chico Area ADWNISTRATION NOVI " Enclosures J CAUF011NIA Safety, Service, and Security DEPARTMENT OF CALIFORNIA HIGHWAY PATROL rZARDOUS MATERIALS CONFIRMED HAZARDOUS MATERIALS INCIDENT REPORT CHP 407E(Rev 6-04)OPI 062 Refer to HPM 84.2,Chapter 2 r—xlOriginal [ Change [ Delete Yes [-] No -— --- --- ---NU - --- — — AGENCY NAME AGENCY I,D.NUMBER [Ai_E_di,/INCIDE'r, NU:dBER(NQ UJL? AGENCY PHONE NUMBER UES C,IN R;i 1,hJ1 BE.k' A'California Highway Patrol 66 ; (916)445-1865 108-7828 L }AIL AVI 1,,IM- JiTL.OMN-FsTED r.rt•!-E'CNT'. B17-30 114-33 17:3Q SR 99 NlE3 slof E. First Avenue Chico h: butte 195`92 i � O DESCRiPTION) 1 Clear 3 Rain 4 Snow WEATHER 5 Hail CHECK BEST16 Electrical storm 7 Fog 8 High wind —1 9 Other 40 Unknown (� -;S— ,CE S bE .)VLA JR'� tiUi iG Fc'- SL=.F C ,.,,.- ^W PROPERTY MANAGEMENT __] 961 400 1Federal State County [.]City [I Private [ Unknown PROPERTY USE AND SURROUNDING AREA TYPE CODES D 100 Public Assembly 650 Agricultural 936 Vacant lot 962 County/City road 200 Educational 700 Manufacturing 941 Open sea 963 Private road 300 Health care 762 Hazmat Chem mfg 942 Harbor/Port 965 Rest stoplvista point 400 Residential 767 Petroleum refinery 946 Lake/Pond/River 966 Scale/inspection facility 500 Mercantile,Business 800 Storage 950 Railroad 099 Other(explain in Comments) 600 Industrial,Utility 931 Open land 961 Freeway RELEASE FACTORS(CHECK BEST DESCRIPTION(S)) TYPE OF EQUIPMENT INVOLVED MOBILE PROPERTY TYPE 11 Intentional act _- 70 Operational deficiency --_- 10 Heating systems _ 10 Passenger vehicle/road _ 12 Suspicious act X- 71 Coll isiontoverturn --- 30 Air conditiontrefrig X- 20 Freight vehicle/road __. 30 Failure to control hazmat — 80 Natural condition 77 Chem processing equipment _— 30 Rail transport vehicle _ 78 Waste recovery equipment — 40 Water transport vessel E 31 Abandoned — 94 Fire/explosion — 96 Hazmat transfer equipment _ 50 Air transport vessel —_ 40 Misuse of hazmat __._ 98 No release X 97 Vehicle fuel system -- 60 Heavy equip.indust.tagri 50 Mechanical failure _— 99 Other — — 98 No equipment involved __ 98 No mobile property involved 60 Design,construction __ 00 Undetermined _ 99 Other _— 99 Other installation deficiency I ._. 00 Undetermined 00 Undetermined ACTION TAKEN(CHECK ONE OR MORE) X 42 ID1analysis of hazmat ___ 61 Crowd Control -__ 92 Refer to proper authority 31 Rescue,remove from harm _ 43 Evacuation X- 62 Traffic control __ 97 Hazmat response,material 32 Extrication,disentanglement X- 44 Establish safe area X 63 Noy other agency determined to be non F 33 Emergency medical services X_ 45 Monitor X 64 Provide public information hazardous 1 35 Search __ 46 Decon-person/equip. X 71 Investigate 98 No action taken 36 Transport 47 Decon-area(clean up) 73 Shut down system _- 99 Other X 41 Remove hazard (neutralized) X 48 Contain/control hazmat 82 Secure property __�-� :,5 .:.;`. „- diesel Fuel 1993 3 — - t PHYSICAL STATE STORED HYSICAL ST.TE RELEASED -+ I.Y 1 -�•,i.'_ ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINATION i 1 Air X_3 Ground _ 1 Solid X-2 Liquid -__3 Gas _...__ 1 Solid X_2 Liquid 3 Gas 30 Gal 2 Water 9 OtherTJ-t AINE..R-.D_-ESC--RIP---._-_ f 2—' CONTION - r X 1 Fixed —1 Insulated S<<f C i 5,r i,.:i_CW') src O! Date: Time: NCIC: Officer I.D. Report # Page # C 10-30-2008 1433 173 3 1 SEQUENCE OF EVENTS 2 On October 30, 2008, at approximately 1433 hours, a 1996 Peterbuilt Tractor with 2 3 dump trailers, being driven by Sukdhip Singh of Yuba City, was northbound on SR 99 in 4 the #2 lane at 50 mph approaching the E. First Avenue off-ramp when he observed 5 traffic slowing ahead. The driver applied his vehicles brakes rapidly but was unable to 6 slow quickly and turned his vehicle sharply to the right to avoid a collision with stopping 7 traffic. His vehicle proceeded to veer right and the tractor jackknifed, crossing the right 8 shoulder and slid partially over the embankment. As the vehicle jackknifed, the front 9 dump trailer pierced and ruptured the right fuel tank, spilling approximately 10 gallons of 10 diesel fuel on to the dirt embankment area. 11 12 During the vehicle towing process when the tractor was being dragged back to the 13 roadway from the embankment, the vehicle fuel tank's crossover hose was torn from 14 one of the fuel tanks, spilling an additional 20 gallons of'diesel fuel on to the asphalt 15 shoulder. The diesel fuel tank crossover hose was quickly plugged and the spilled fuel 16 was quickly contained with "magic sorb" absorbent and limited to the shoulder area. 17 18 ROAD CLOSURES 19 The SR 99 northbound #),lane was closed at the collision scene for approximately 3 20 hours for accident investigation, vehicle removal and mitigation. 21 22 EVACUATION DETAILS 23 None. 24 25 ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT 26 None. 27 28 CLEAN-UP ACTIONS 29 NRC Environmental Services responded to transfer the remaining diesel fuel from the 30 fuel tanks and for removal of the contaminated embankment soil and absorbent. 31 32 ACTIONS OF OTHER AGENCIES 33 Butte County Public Health was notified but did not respond. CalTrans responded for 34 traffic control and clean-up. Chico Fire Department responded with their HazMat unit 35 and fire suppression teams. NRC Environmental Services responded to transfer the 36 remaining diesel fuel from the fuel tanks and for removal of the contaminated 37 embankment soil and absorbent. 38 39 CHP PERSONNEL INVOLVED 40 Name Rank ID# EXPOSED INJURED TOTAL HRS 41 D. Vickers Sgt. (IC) 9573 No No 3 hrs. 42 R. Hisle Officer (AI) 16513 No No 3 hrs, 43 S. Bernal Officer 16932 No No 3 hrs. 44 P. Sadowski Officer 13661 No No 1 hr. 45 Prepared By: Date Red By: I Date D. VICKERS10/30/2008 1 ()I� � I- Date: NCIC- Officer I.D. Report # 10-30-2008 1433 9241 9573 1 ADDITIONAL 2 None. 3 Prepared By: I Date I Reve Date D. VICKERS 10/30/2008 V3 INCIDENT ACTION PLAN (TAP) GENERAL INFORMATION Clearly Identify the Incident Commagder and the Safety Officer Incident Commander: Safety Officer: C-4v9T^-'1� Qru-i-H SG C -'Protect Lives, Environment and Property --YComply with CFR 29, 1910.120(q) and CCR 8,15192(q) SITE SAFETY PLAN GENERAL INFORMATION Safety of persons is the highest priority ALL personnel will be briefed on operations and safety BEFORE work begins No person will exceed their level of training, capabilities or resources. PRODUCTS LNVOLVED: Medical sign of exposure: a) b) C) d) e) f) — ZONES — HOT (Exclusion) Zone — WARM (Contamination Reduction) Zone — COLD (Support) Zone — Other specific plans as developed e.g. : Decontamination Plan Evacuation Plan Demobilization Plan — Use a CHP 556 to draw a diagram of the setne and attach to this plan. STATE OF CALIFORNIA FACTUAL DIAGRAM CHP 555 Page 4(Rev,8-97) OPI 042 PAGE 4 OF 9 DATE OF INCIDENT --TTIME NCIC NUMBER OFFICER 1. 9:p 10/30/2008 11430 9241 016513 2. 0 0 1 ffe"o, 0 ALL MEASUREMENTS ARE APPROXIMATE AND NOT TO SCALE UNLESS STATED{SCALE= Factual SR-99 n/b Diagram V-1 E. 1 st St. V- Dirt embankment Asphalt shoulder Painted Solid White Line Painted Broken Painted Solid White Lines Yellow Line FPREPARED BY I.D. NUMBER DATE REVIEWER'S NAME DATE R. HISLE 016513 10/30/2008 STATE OF CALIFORNIA NARRATIVE/SUPPLEMENTAL PAGE 5 OF 9 DATE OF INCIDENT TIME NCIC NUMBER OFFICER 1.1� 0 0 9TR 0 5 3 10/30/2008 1430 9241 016513 1 Legend 2 3 Vehicle's Points of Rest 4 5 V-1- R/front Wheel 4 ft. e/o the e/roadway edge of SR-99 n/b and 6 and 880 ft. s/o the s/road edge of E. 1't St. e/b u/c. 7 8 R/rear VT.eel 3 ft. e/o the e/roadway edge of SR-99 n/b and 9 and 868 ft. s/o the s/road edge of E. I" St. e/b u/c. 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 PREPARED BY I.D. NUMBER DATE REVIEWERS NAME DATE R. HISLE 016513 10/30/2008