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04-41-582874 CARGILL SPILL
Activity Type / Status Jurisdiction
SPILL  CLOSED DNR RR
Location Name County DNR Region
CARGILL MEAT SOLUTIONS CORPORATION MILWAUKEE SOUTHEAST
Address Municipality
200 S EMMBER LN MILWAUKEE
PLSS Description Latitude (WGS84) Longitude (WGS84) Google Maps RR Sites Map
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Additional Location Description
INSIDE PLANT
Additional Activity Details Acres
UNKNOWN
Facility ID PECFA No. EPA ID Start Date End Date
241672090 2018-12-28 2019-01-02
Characteristics
Above Ground
Petrol Tank

Drycleaner
EPA
NPL Site
EPA
Superfund
PECFA Funds
Eligible

PFAS

ROW Impact

Sediments
Underground
Petrol Tank
WI DOT
Site
 
Actions
Date Code Name File Comment
2019-01-02 11 Spill Activity Closed
2018-12-28 1 Spill Incident Occurred
2018-12-28 5 Notification of Hazardous Substance Spill
Spill Details
SERTS Spill ID Spill Occurred Date/Time Spill Reported Date/Time
20181228SE41-1 2018-12-28  1200 2018-12-28  1210
Description of Incident/General Comments
SPILL COORDINATOR TREVOR BANNISTER WAS NOTIFIED AND MADE CONTACT WITH CARGILL. EVERYTHING WAS UNDER CONTROL AND BEING MONITORED. TREVOR ALSO SPOKE WITH JASON LOWRY 1/2/19: NEUMANN LEFT VOICEMAIL FOR ANDREW S. (CARGILL) REQUESTING UPDATE. ~0915: NEUMANN REC'D CALL FROM ANDREW S. ANDREW INDICATED THAT A LEAK OF ANHYDROUS AMMONIA IN THE ENGINE ROOM WAS NOTED AND THE PLANT WAS EVACUATED. MONITORING OF THE PRODUCTION AREA AND ROOMS OUTSIDE THE ENGINE ROOM INDICATED ZERO PPM ANHYDROUS AMMONIA. NEIGHBORING PROPERTIES WERE NOTIFIED. MECHANICAL CONTRACTORS WERE EMPLOYED AND THE LEAK WAS STOPPED WITHIN AN HOUR OF IT BEING IDENTIFIED. CURRENTLY, NO CONTINUING DISCHARGE EXISTS. BASED ON THE AVAILABLE INFORMATION, REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE AND DISCHARGE CEASED. NO INJURIES WERE NOTED AND NO DNR ASSISTANCE WAS REQUESTED. COORDINATES ARE APPROXIMATE.
Type of Location
INDUSTRIAL FACILITY (FOUNDRY/FACTORY/PLATING/MANUFACTURING)
Spill Cause
OVERFILL (STORAGE TANK, VEHICLE OR EQUIPMENT) OVERFILL (STORAGE TANK, VERHICLE OR EQUIPMENT)
Description of Environmental Impact
IMPACT FIRE INVOLVED: NO FIRE EXTINGUISHED: UNKNOWN INJURIES: NO SENT TO HOSPITAL: EMPL/CREW: PASSENGER: FATALITIES: NO EMPL/CREW: PASSENGER: OCCUPANT: EVACUATIONS:YES 80 WHO EVACUATED: EMPLOYEES RADIUS/AREA: DAMAGES: NO HOURS DIRECTION OF CLOSURE TYPE DESCRIPTION OF CLOSURE CLOSED CLOSURE AIR: NO MAJOR ROAD: NO ARTERY:NO WATERWAY:NO TRACK: NO PASSENGERS TRANSFERRED: NO ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT: UNKNOWN MEDIA INTEREST: UNKNOWN COMMUNITY IMPACT DUE TO MATERIAL: ______________________________________________________________________
Evacuation
NUMBER EVACUATED: 80   COMMENT:
Cleanup Efforts at Time Incident Reported
DISCHARGED WAS STOPPED AND REPAIRS WERE MADE. NO CONTINUING DISCHARGE.
Spiller Actions
Action Comment
Monitor SITUATION MONITORED
Flow Stopped RELEASE OF AMMONIA STOPPED
Repairs Made REPAIRS MADE TO EQUIPMENT
Secluded Area EVACUATION
Substances
Substance Type Amt Released Units
Anhydrous Ammonia - Not for Agricultural Use Industrial Chem
Responsible Party
CARGILL MEAT SOLUTIONS 200 S EMMBER LN, MILWAUKEE, WI 53233
For More Information on this Activity
Southeast Region Contact: Jenny Meyer  jennifer.meyer1@wisconsin.gov
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