Incident Report
Subform I: General Information
1. Report Type.
New incident report
Incident Report Number: 2008-3315
2. Registrant Information.
Registrant Reference Number: 2008-18
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.
28-JUL-08
5. Location of incident.
Country: UNITED STATES
Prov / State: PENNSYLVANIA
6. Date incident was first observed.
23-JUL-08
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.
Product Name:
- Active Ingredient(s)
- PYRACLOSTROBIN
- Guarantee/concentration 23.6 %
7. b) Type of formulation.
Liquid
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: field
11. Provide any additional information regarding application (how it was applied, amount applied, the size of the area treated etc).
Horse owner neighbour was spraying field with Headline fungicide,Pounce insecticide, Cornerstone herbicide.Owners saw product drift into their yard and land on horses.
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
Medical Professional
2. Type of animal affected
Horse / Cheval
3. Breed
thoroughbred
4. Number of animals affected
1
5. Sex
Male
6. Age (provide a range if necessary )
8
7. Weight (provide a range if necessary )
1200
lbs
8. Route(s) of exposure
Unknown
9. What was the length of exposure?
Unknown / Inconnu
10. Time between exposure and onset of symptoms
>8 hrs <=24 hrs / > 8 h < = 24 h
11. List all symptoms
System
- Gastrointestinal System
- Symptom - Other
- Specify - colic
- Nervous and Muscular Systems
- Symptom - Bizarre behaviour
- Blood
- Symptom - Thrombocytopenia
- Symptom - Leukopenia
- Liver
- Symptom - Elevated liver enzymes
- Gastrointestinal System
- Symptom - Rectal hemorrhage
- Specify - rupture hematoma found on small intestine on necropsy
12. How long did the symptoms last?
>24 hrs <=3 days / >24 h <=3 jours
13. Was medical treatment provided? Provide details in question 17.
Yes
14. a) Was the animal hospitalized?
Yes
14. b) How long was the animal hospitalized?
1
Day(s) / Jour(s)
15. Outcome of the incident
Euthanised / Euthanasie
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
On July 23 or 24th owners neighbour was spraying their field with Headline and other products. The horse owners saw product drift onto their yard and land on their horses. The next day one of the horses developed symptoms, was euthanized July 25.
To be determined by Registrant
18. Severity classification (if there is more than 1 possible classification
Major
19. Provide supplemental information here
Timeline somewhat consistent, amount unknown consistent and findings poorly consistent:low likelihood of Headline causing clinical situation