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Incident Report

Subform I: General Information

1. Report Type.

New incident report

Incident Report Number: 2015-1539

2. Registrant Information.

Registrant Reference Number: 2015-9

Registrant Name (Full Legal Name no abbreviations): BASf Canada

Address: 100 Milverton, 5th floor

City: Mississauga

Prov / State: ON

Country: Canada

Postal Code: L5R4H1

3. Select the appropriate subform(s) for the incident.

Domestic Animal

4. Date registrant was first informed of the incident.

17-APR-15

5. Location of incident.

Country: UNITED STATES

Prov / State: NEBRASKA

6. Date incident was first observed.

16-APR-15

Product Description

7. a) Provide the active ingredient and, if available, the registration number and product name (include all tank mixes). If the product is not registered provide a submission number.

Active(s)

PMRA Registration No.       PMRA Submission No.       EPA Registration No. 241-245

Product Name: PROWL herbicide

  • Active Ingredient(s)
    • PENDIMETHALIN
      • Unknown

PMRA Registration No.       PMRA Submission No.       EPA Registration No. Unknown

Product Name: RoundUp

  • Active Ingredient(s)
    • GLYPHOSATE (PRESENT AS ISOPROPYLAMINE SALT OR ETHANOLAMINE SALT)
      • Unknown

7. b) Type of formulation.

Application Information

8. Product was applied?

Yes

9. Application Rate.

Unknown

10. Site pesticide was applied to (select all that apply).

Site: Agricultural-Outdoor/Agricole-extérieur

Préciser le type: unknown

11. Provide any additional information regarding application (how it was applied, amount applied, the size of the area treated etc).

The 2 herbicides were applied on fields adjacent to goose owner in evening approx 7-7:30, sprayed less than 10 feet away from perimeter, where geese were.

To be determined by Registrant

12. In your opinion, was the product used according to the label instructions?

Unknown

Subform III: Domestic Animal Incident Report

1. Source of Report

Animal's Owner

2. Type of animal affected

Bird - Poultry / Oiseau - Volaille

3. Breed

Tolouse goose

4. Number of animals affected

1

5. Sex

Female

6. Age (provide a range if necessary )

3

7. Weight (provide a range if necessary )

20

lbs

8. Route(s) of exposure

Respiratory

9. What was the length of exposure?

>8 hrs <= 24 hrs / >8 h <= 24 h

10. Time between exposure and onset of symptoms

>2 hrs <=8 hrs / > 2 h < = 8 h

11. List all symptoms

System

  • General
    • Symptom - Death
  • Respiratory System
    • Symptom - Respiratory distress
    • Symptom - Laboured breathing

12. How long did the symptoms last?

Persisted until death

13. Was medical treatment provided? Provide details in question 17.

No

14. a) Was the animal hospitalized?

No

14. b) How long was the animal hospitalized?

15. Outcome of the incident

Died

16. How was the animal exposed?

Spray drift / Dérive de pulvérisation

17. Provide any additional details about the incident

(eg. description of the frequency and severity of the symptoms

40 geese, 9 sick one died (reported here), respiratory symptoms (laboured breathing,death)


To be determined by Registrant

18. Severity classification (if there is more than 1 possible classification

Death

19. Provide supplemental information here

low likelihood