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Incident Report Number: 2007-6518
Registrant Reference Number: PROSAR Case 1-15179552
Registrant Name (Full Legal Name no abbreviations): The Scotts Company LLC
Address: 14111 Scottslawn Road
City: Marysville
Prov / State: Ohio
Country: USA
Postal Code: 43041
Human
Country: UNITED STATES
Prov / State: NEW YORK
PMRA Registration No. PMRA Submission No. EPA Registration No. 28293-126-239
Product Name: Bug-B-Gon Garden + Landscape RTU Insect Killer Dust- EPA:28293-126-239
Dust
Yes
Unknown
Site: Res. - Out Home / Rés - à l'ext.maison
Unknown
Other
Sex: Female
Age: >19 <=64 yrs / >19 <=64 ans
System
Unknown / Inconnu
Yes
No
Non-occupational
Application
Unknown
Oral
Unknown / Inconnu
>8 hrs <=24 hrs / > 8 h < = 24 h
History: Wife used product on 7/31 or 8/1, was not wearing a facial mask. 1 day post use she developed tongue twitching, caller is unable to determine onset of symptoms or route of exposure. Wife consulted HCP 8/2/07 and has undergone a series of blood tests this morning. Caller also adds that wife had unknown dental work done 1 week ago. Wife is currently at home, caller is at work. He is wondering if product could cause symptoms. Assessment: Symptoms described not typical or expected following routine use with these types of product. Due to unknowns my rec would be a consult with HCP as well. If possible recommend retrieving product and calling us back to identify product in question. Offer treating MD our telephone and case# for consult 08/05/2007 Follow-Up States wife consulted HCP on 8/3/07 blood tests, still awaiting results of these initial blood tests, and ED today 8/5/07 due to seizures. Caller states tongue twitching got worse and then he brought wife to ED, while at ED had another seizure. States was given an unknown pill to stop seizures. An MRI was performed, everything returned normal. She has a consult with a neurologist on 8/6/07 at 7:30 am. Adds that wife believes she ingested a large amount of product while treating gardens on a windy day. Callers assumes at most 1 tsp was ingested and believes wife applied product with out use of gloves and directly from bag. Wife is currently staying with her son, caller will meet her in am at MD appt. Assessment: Would not anticipate symptoms described from given exposure, however with severe toxicity from larger exposures seizures have been noted. Rec continue to follow up with HCP 08/05/2007 Follow-up Husband calling back states he spoke to his wife, confirms she applied product with bare hands on windy day. Assessment: From exposure given still would not expect symptoms described Wife would have to intentionally ingest large amounts of product directly. Offer HCP our telephone and case# for consult or questions regarding product. Note: Based on the toxicologic profile of the product and the temporal relationship to alleged contact/effect in the incident description, the symptoms alleged would be inconsistent with what would be expected from the described product contact.
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