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Consumer Product Safety

Incident Report

Subform I: General Information

1. Report Type.

New incident report

Incident Report Number: 2007-7272

2. Registrant Information.

Registrant Reference Number: 220962

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

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

Human

4. Date registrant was first informed of the incident.

06-AUG-07

5. Location of incident.

Country: CANADA

Prov / State: MANITOBA

6. Date incident was first observed.

04-AUG-07

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. 23487      PMRA Submission No.       EPA Registration No.

Product Name: (disc) Deep Woods OFF! For Sportsmen (Canada) Unscented Aerosol 170 g

  • Active Ingredient(s)
    • DEET (N,N-DIETHYL-M-TOLUAMIDE) PLUS RELATED ACTIVE TOLUAMIDES (ORTHO + PARA ISOMERS)

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: Personal use / Usage personnel

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

Please refer to field 13 on Subform II or field 17 of subform III for a detailed description regarding application.

To be determined by Registrant

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

Yes

Subform II: Human Incident Report (A separate form for each person affected)

1. Source of Report.

Other

2. Demographic information of data subject

Sex: Female

Age: >6 <=12 yrs / > 6 < = 12 ans

3. List all symptoms, using the selections below.

System

  • Skin
    • Symptom - Blister
    • Symptom - Erythema
    • Symptom - Irritated skin
    • Symptom - Discolouration

4. How long did the symptoms last?

>3 days <=1 wk / >3 jours <=1 sem

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

Yes

6. a) Was the person hospitalized?

No

6. b) For how long?

7. Exposure scenario

Non-occupational

8. How did exposure occur? (Select all that apply)

Application

9. If the exposure occured during application or re-entry, what protective clothing was worn? (select all that apply)

None

10. Route(s) of exposure.

Skin

11. What was the length of exposure?

<=15 min / <=15 min

12. Time between exposure and onset of symptoms.

>30 min <=2 hrs / >30 min <=2 h

13. Provide any additional details about the incident (eg. description of the frequency and severity of the symptoms, type of medical treatment, results from medical tests, outcome of the incident, amount of pesticide exposed to, etc.)

8/6/2007Caller stated that she used the product on her daughter on Saturday (8/4/2007) at 3pm on the legs. The child experienced redness and irritation to the legs within 45 minutes. The area affected is behind the knees in a section - 6 inches X 4 inches. Product had been applied to the entire legs, yet, only one small region appeared to be affected. The child then went swimming since no showers were available . The area is now darkened in color and appears to show blistering. Daughter has applied antibiotic cream to the area. Follow-up on 8/10/2007Child was seen by a physician and prescribed an unknown topical medication. Symptoms cleared within one week.

To be determined by Registrant

14. Severity classification.

Moderate

15. Provide supplemental information here.

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.The differential diagnosis for dermatological disorders, especially during the warm weather months, would include multiple potential etiologies such as heat rash, sunburn, viral infection, allergic reaction to sunscreens, allergic reaction to a consumed food or medication, and allergic reaction to a naturally occurring environmental allergen such as a component of a plant like poison ivy or poison oak. Typically, if an individual is allergic to an insect repellent, the rash would be most severe or limited to the areas of product application. If this patient did experience contact dermatitis to the repellent, one would typically expect the reaction to appear on all skin surfaces where the product was applied, not just one small region. This patient only had the skin eruption in the region behind her knees even though the repellent had been applied to the entire surface of both legs.