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Consumer Product Safety

Incident Report

Subform I: General Information

1. Report Type.

New incident report

Incident Report Number: 2009-0928

2. Registrant Information.

Registrant Reference Number: Prosar 1-17605479

Registrant Name (Full Legal Name no abbreviations): The Scotts Company LLC

Address: 14111 Scottslawn Rd

City: Marysville

Prov / State: Ohio

Country: USA

Postal Code: 43041

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

Domestic Animal

4. Date registrant was first informed of the incident.

17-FEB-09

5. Location of incident.

Country: UNITED STATES

Prov / State: TEXAS

6. Date incident was first observed.

15-FEB-09

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. 239-2666

Product Name: Weed-B-Gon Ready Spray for Southern Lawns

  • Active Ingredient(s)
    • 2,4-D (PRESENT AS AMINE SALTS : DIMETHYLAMINE SALT, DIETHANOLAMINE SALT, OR OTHER AMINE SALTS)
      • Guarantee/concentration 3.05 %
    • DICAMBA (PRESENT AS ACID, AMINE SALT, ESTER, OR SODIUM SALT)
      • Guarantee/concentration 1.3 %
    • MECOPROP P-ISOMER PRESENT AS DIMETHYLAMINE SALT
      • Guarantee/concentration 5.3 %

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: Res. - Out Home / Rés - à l'ext.maison

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

The product was sprayed on the caller's property at an unknown time.

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

Animal's Owner

2. Type of animal affected

Other / Autre

specify Goat

3. Breed

Bora

4. Number of animals affected

1

5. Sex

Female

6. Age (provide a range if necessary )

10.5

7. Weight (provide a range if necessary )

Unknown

8. Route(s) of exposure

Oral

9. What was the length of exposure?

Unknown / Inconnu

10. Time between exposure and onset of symptoms

>24 hrs <=3 days / >24 h <=3 jours

11. List all symptoms

System

  • Nervous and Muscular Systems
    • Symptom - Difficulty walking
  • Gastrointestinal System
    • Symptom - Bloating
    • Specify - "Gas building up in stomach"
  • General
    • Symptom - Hypothermia
    • Specify - "Temperature starting to drop"
    • Symptom - Death

12. How long did the symptoms last?

Persisted until death

13. Was medical treatment provided? Provide details in question 17.

Yes

14. a) Was the animal hospitalized?

No

14. b) How long was the animal hospitalized?

15. Outcome of the incident

Died

16. How was the animal exposed?

Contact treat.area/Contact surf. traitée

17. Provide any additional details about the incident

(eg. description of the frequency and severity of the symptoms

1-17605479: A reporter called on 02/17/2009 to report the exposure of a goat to an herbicide containing the active ingredients Dicamba; 2,4-D, dimethylamine salt and Mecoprop-p Dimethylamine Salt. According to the reporter, the goat had wandered onto the reporter's property 6 months earlier and the reporter had been caring for her since that time. The reporter applied the product to his property at an unknown time. The goat was seen eating the treated grass on 02/13/2009. The grass was dry at the time the goat ingested it. On 02/15/2009, the goat started having difficulty walking which persisted to the time of the call. The reporter also mentioned that there is less grass to graze on and he is unsure whether he has been supplementing the goat's diet appropriately. The reporter was advised that the product has a wide margin of safety and low level of toxicity. The reporter was also advised that ingestion of the product may result in gastrointestinal upset. Neurologic signs are not expected with product exposure. A recommendation was made to have the goat evaluated by a veterinarian. On follow up on 02/19/2009, the reporter stated that a veterinarian came out and evaluated the goat. A stomach tube was inserted to relieve the gas building up in the goat's stomach. The goat's body temperature had also started to drop. No further diagnostics or treatments were done given the goat's age and unknown medical history. The goat died on 02/18/2009. No further information was obtained.


To be determined by Registrant

18. Severity classification (if there is more than 1 possible classification

Death

19. Provide supplemental information here