New incident report
Incident Report Number: 2014-2012
Registrant Reference Number: x
Registrant Name (Full Legal Name no abbreviations): x
Address: x
City: x
Prov / State: x
Country: x
Postal Code: X
Human
Country: CANADA
Prov / State: SASKATCHEWAN
PMRA Registration No. PMRA Submission No. EPA Registration No.
Product Name: unknown
Yes
Unknown
Site: Agricultural-Outdoor/Agricole-extérieur
Unknown
Other
Sex: Unknown
Age: Unknown / Inconnu
System
Unknown / Inconnu
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Occupational
Drift from the application site
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown / Inconnu
Unknown / Inconnu
The 6 workers experienced head aches and nausea which was treated was treated by providing tylenol that evening. 2 of the workers experienced redness in there eyes that lasted 2 days. The 6 people were exposed as a result of the spray drift coming into the orchard they were working in. Our workers are from Nicaragua so they were not aware that they could leave the orchard or take action. (Shame on me as a Canadian farm manager as I should have told them). They continued to work throughout the day in these conditions and only told me about how they were feeling that evening. The farmer (first and last name), had one of his employees spraying his field which is directly south of our 160 acre orchard. Our workers were in the block directly across the road from where the farmer was spraying. When they told me about the incident they said the smell was very bad, caused headaches and a nauseous feeling. They reported actually feeling a mist on their faces when working. They said the wind was very strong. I did call the farmer who owns the field and asked why he would be spraying on such a windy day. I also asked him if he could give me a list of the chemicals used in his tank mix. He did not after several calls to him and told me that any further communication would be through registered mail (whatever that means). I told him that I thought he had a responsibility to provide the chemicals used and that I was definitely going to do a lab analysis to determine the chemicals present. In addition to the fact that he continued to spray even in the presence of my workers his actions caused significant damage in our orchards because our trees were at 100% blossom.
Other
Sex: Unknown
Age: Unknown / Inconnu
System
Unknown / Inconnu
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Occupational
Drift from the application site
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown / Inconnu
Unknown / Inconnu
The 6 workers experienced head aches and nausea which was treated was treated by providing tylenol that evening. 2 of the workers experienced redness in there eyes that lasted 2 days. The 6 people were exposed as a result of the spray drift coming into the orchard they were working in. Our workers are from Nicaragua so they were not aware that they could leave the orchard or take action. (Shame on me as a Canadian farm manager as I should have told them). They continued to work throughout the day in these conditions and only told me about how they were feeling that evening. The farmer (first and last name), had one of his employees spraying his field which is directly south of our 160 acre orchard. Our workers were in the block directly across the road from where the farmer was spraying. When they told me about the incident they said the smell was very bad, caused headaches and a nauseous feeling. They reported actually feeling a mist on their faces when working. They said the wind was very strong. I did call the farmer who owns the field and asked why he would be spraying on such a windy day. I also asked him if he could give me a list of the chemicals used in his tank mix. He did not after several calls to him and told me that any further communication would be through registered mail (whatever that means). I told him that I thought he had a responsibility to provide the chemicals used and that I was definitely going to do a lab analysis to determine the chemicals present. In addition to the fact that he continued to spray even in the presence of my workers his actions caused significant damage in our orchards because our trees were at 100% blossom.
Other
Sex: Unknown
Age: Unknown / Inconnu
System
Unknown / Inconnu
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Occupational
Drift from the application site
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown / Inconnu
Unknown / Inconnu
The 6 workers experienced head aches and nausea which was treated was treated by providing tylenol that evening. 2 of the workers experienced redness in there eyes that lasted 2 days. The 6 people were exposed as a result of the spray drift coming into the orchard they were working in. Our workers are from Nicaragua so they were not aware that they could leave the orchard or take action. (Shame on me as a Canadian farm manager as I should have told them). They continued to work throughout the day in these conditions and only told me about how they were feeling that evening. The farmer (first and last name), had one of his employees spraying his field which is directly south of our 160 acre orchard. Our workers were in the block directly across the road from where the farmer was spraying. When they told me about the incident they said the smell was very bad, caused headaches and a nauseous feeling. They reported actually feeling a mist on their faces when working. They said the wind was very strong. I did call the farmer who owns the field and asked why he would be spraying on such a windy day. I also asked him if he could give me a list of the chemicals used in his tank mix. He did not after several calls to him and told me that any further communication would be through registered mail (whatever that means). I told him that I thought he had a responsibility to provide the chemicals used and that I was definitely going to do a lab analysis to determine the chemicals present. In addition to the fact that he continued to spray even in the presence of my workers his actions caused significant damage in our orchards because our trees were at 100% blossom.
Other
Sex: Unknown
Age: Unknown / Inconnu
System
Unknown / Inconnu
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Occupational
Drift from the application site
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown / Inconnu
Unknown / Inconnu
The 6 workers experienced head aches and nausea which was treated was treated by providing tylenol that evening. 2 of the workers experienced redness in there eyes that lasted 2 days. The 6 people were exposed as a result of the spray drift coming into the orchard they were working in. Our workers are from Nicaragua so they were not aware that they could leave the orchard or take action. (Shame on me as a Canadian farm manager as I should have told them). They continued to work throughout the day in these conditions and only told me about how they were feeling that evening. The farmer (first and last name), had one of his employees spraying his field which is directly south of our 160 acre orchard. Our workers were in the block directly across the road from where the farmer was spraying. When they told me about the incident they said the smell was very bad, caused headaches and a nauseous feeling. They reported actually feeling a mist on their faces when working. They said the wind was very strong. I did call the farmer who owns the field and asked why he would be spraying on such a windy day. I also asked him if he could give me a list of the chemicals used in his tank mix. He did not after several calls to him and told me that any further communication would be through registered mail (whatever that means). I told him that I thought he had a responsibility to provide the chemicals used and that I was definitely going to do a lab analysis to determine the chemicals present. In addition to the fact that he continued to spray even in the presence of my workers his actions caused significant damage in our orchards because our trees were at 100% blossom.
Other
Sex: Unknown
Age: Unknown / Inconnu
System
Unknown / Inconnu
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Occupational
Drift from the application site
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown / Inconnu
Unknown / Inconnu
The 6 workers experienced head aches and nausea which was treated was treated by providing tylenol that evening. 2 of the workers experienced redness in there eyes that lasted 2 days. The 6 people were exposed as a result of the spray drift coming into the orchard they were working in. Our workers are from Nicaragua so they were not aware that they could leave the orchard or take action. (Shame on me as a Canadian farm manager as I should have told them). They continued to work throughout the day in these conditions and only told me about how they were feeling that evening. The farmer (first and last name), had one of his employees spraying his field which is directly south of our 160 acre orchard. Our workers were in the block directly across the road from where the farmer was spraying. When they told me about the incident they said the smell was very bad, caused headaches and a nauseous feeling. They reported actually feeling a mist on their faces when working. They said the wind was very strong. I did call the farmer who owns the field and asked why he would be spraying on such a windy day. I also asked him if he could give me a list of the chemicals used in his tank mix. He did not after several calls to him and told me that any further communication would be through registered mail (whatever that means). I told him that I thought he had a responsibility to provide the chemicals used and that I was definitely going to do a lab analysis to determine the chemicals present. In addition to the fact that he continued to spray even in the presence of my workers his actions caused significant damage in our orchards because our trees were at 100% blossom.
Other
Sex: Unknown
Age: Unknown / Inconnu
System
Unknown / Inconnu
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Occupational
Drift from the application site
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown / Inconnu
Unknown / Inconnu
The 6 workers experienced head aches and nausea which was treated was treated by providing tylenol that evening. 2 of the workers experienced redness in there eyes that lasted 2 days. The 6 people were exposed as a result of the spray drift coming into the orchard they were working in. Our workers are from Nicaragua so they were not aware that they could leave the orchard or take action. (Shame on me as a Canadian farm manager as I should have told them). They continued to work throughout the day in these conditions and only told me about how they were feeling that evening. The farmer (first and last name), had one of his employees spraying his field which is directly south of our 160 acre orchard. Our workers were in the block directly across the road from where the farmer was spraying. When they told me about the incident they said the smell was very bad, caused headaches and a nauseous feeling. They reported actually feeling a mist on their faces when working. They said the wind was very strong. I did call the farmer who owns the field and asked why he would be spraying on such a windy day. I also asked him if he could give me a list of the chemicals used in his tank mix. He did not after several calls to him and told me that any further communication would be through registered mail (whatever that means). I told him that I thought he had a responsibility to provide the chemicals used and that I was definitely going to do a lab analysis to determine the chemicals present. In addition to the fact that he continued to spray even in the presence of my workers his actions caused significant damage in our orchards because our trees were at 100% blossom.