New incident report
Incident Report Number: 2007-6716
Registrant Reference Number: SJB
Registrant Name (Full Legal Name no abbreviations): Spectrum Brands IP Inc.
Address: P.O. Box 21001
City: Brantford
Prov / State: ON
Country: Canada
Postal Code: N3R 7W9
Human
Country: CANADA
Prov / State: BRITISH COLUMBIA
PMRA Registration No. 17201 PMRA Submission No. EPA Registration No.
Product Name: Wilson Mosquito Fogging Insecticide
Yes
Unknown
Site: Pub. Area - Outdoor/Zone publique - ext
Unknown
Data Subject
Sex: Female
Age: >19 <=64 yrs / >19 <=64 ans
System
Unknown / Inconnu
Yes
Unknown
Non-occupational
Contact with treated area
What was the activity? Campfire area (fogged for mosquitos)
None
Skin
Respiratory
Unknown / Inconnu
Unknown / Inconnu
Caller stated that she was attending a campfire where this guy had fogged prior to everyone coming for the control mosquitos. Initially she was about 150 to 200 feet away at the cook shack and when she came out of the shack and sat down, she became symptomatic. When asked for medical history the caller informed the operator that she is highly allergic to many chemicals which began 3 years ago when allergies started to act up. She stated that she is (age) yo and has severe weeping eczema and was on steroids but had a bad reaction to them. She also indicated that she is highly allergic to shellfish and now carries an epi pen bec as a result of this exposure.10 years ago she was diagnosed fibromyalgia and has been on trazodone to help make her sleepy. She had indicated immediately after being exposed to the treated area that she experienced nausea, headaches and then thru the next few hours lost mobility, developed red eye (irritable and itchy), left side of the face started to swell and when had to speak out loud had no vocal chords. Also she explained that this was the most frightening experience for her and that she felt severe pain in chest area, gripping like spasms and felt like darts in lung/heart area on left side of the body. When asked did you go an seek medical? She told the operator that she did not go to the doctor on June 30th which was a Saturday, however she did get in on July 9th and told him of the situation and as a result he prescribed her an epi pen. When asked if she was doing okay now? - She told the operator that she still has a froggy voice - not just from mosquito thing, but also from a deck cushion, which she did not have proper instructions on storage and it had developed mold and mildew. When she became exposed to it, she had lost her voice and developed headaches -still not feeling real real well. On July 23, 2007 after several days went by trying to fax the MSDS to the doctors office, the caller was contacted by phone as to what the final outcome was and she indicated that her doctor gave her a vaccine but it would not help deal with other reaction to the product. Still doesn't feel well but doesn't know what it is due to. Lungs feels like clearing
Moderate
It is hard to confirm as to whether the product was responsible for the onset of all the symptoms listed above. She indicated to the operator that fielded the call that she is prone to and has developed highly sensitive allergies which she cannot always pin point what is causing the symptom to flare up.