New incident report
Incident Report Number: 2007-4564
Registrant Reference Number: 189270
Registrant Name (Full Legal Name no abbreviations): S.C. Johnson and Son, Limited
Address: 1 Webster Street
City: Brantford
Prov / State: ON
Country: Canada
Postal Code: N3T 5R1
Human
Country: UNITED STATES
Prov / State: FLORIDA
PMRA Registration No. PMRA Submission No. EPA Registration No.
Product Name: OFF! Active Insect Repellent 1 (Orange Can) - 6 oz. Aerosol - US
Liquid
Yes
Unknown
Site: Personal use / Usage personnel
Unknown
Data Subject
Sex: Female
Age: >19 <=64 yrs / >19 <=64 ans
System
>6 mos / > 6 mois
Yes
No
Non-occupational
Application
None
Skin
>15 min <=2 hrs / >15 min <=2 h
>30 min <=2 hrs / >30 min <=2 h
5/21/2007 Consumer states that on Oct 17, 2005 the she used the product on her face. An unspecified period of time later, she attempted to light a home-made wood fire grill by soaking the wood in gasoline prior to igniting it. When she ignited the fire it exploded. Caller states the OFF! product on her face also ignited. Caller had severe burns on her face, arms, torso, vaginal area, and legs. Caller was seen at the ER for treatment of the burns. Had skin missing from lips, nose, and face. Took burns 5-6 months to heal. Caller stated that her skin is still very sensitive to sun light, feels like it is burning when out in the sunlight for an extended amount of time. She was never admitted into a hospital. She has been treated on an outpatient basis.
Major
The information contained in this report is based on self-reported statements provided to the registrant during telephone Interview(s). These self-reported descriptions of an incident have not been independently verified to be factually correct or complete descriptions of the incident. For that reason, information contained in this report does not and can not form the basis for a determination of whether the reported clinical effects are causally related to exposure to the product identified in the telephone interviews. Given the unusual nature of this patient's history and the fact that she used gasoline to start a wood fire, facial burns are likely a result of the direct exposure to the flames from the wood fire. If a period of 30 minutes to an hour had elapsed between the time she applied product to her face and when she lit the fire, the ethanol in the repellent likely would have completely evaporated off the skin.