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Consumer Product Safety

Incident Report

Subform I: General Information

1. Report Type.

New incident report

Incident Report Number: 2010-5028

2. Registrant Information.

Registrant Reference Number: 2010-51

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.

Human

4. Date registrant was first informed of the incident.

08-OCT-10

5. Location of incident.

Country: UNITED STATES

Prov / State: MICHIGAN

6. Date incident was first observed.

Unknown

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. 26896

Product Name: AVERT cockroach gel

  • Active Ingredient(s)
    • ABAMECTIN
      • Unknown

7. b) Type of formulation.

Other (specify)

gel

Application Information

8. Product was applied?

Yes

9. Application Rate.

Unknown

10. Site pesticide was applied to (select all that apply).

Site: Unknown / Inconnu

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

Deceased had worked as a PCO and applied product 10/1997-2007 and used AVERT cockroach gel Prescription Treatment Brand 2211 Residual insecticide Formula 2 and CY-KICK CS Crack and Crevice Residual;informed only 10.8.10 about BASF products as part of a lawsuit.

To be determined by Registrant

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

Unknown

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

1. Source of Report.

Other

2. Demographic information of data subject

Sex: Male

Age: Unknown / Inconnu

3. List all symptoms, using the selections below.

System

  • General
    • Symptom - Death

4. How long did the symptoms last?

Persisted until death

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

Unknown

6. a) Was the person hospitalized?

Unknown

6. b) For how long?

7. Exposure scenario

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)

Unknown

10. Route(s) of exposure.

Skin

Respiratory

11. What was the length of exposure?

Unknown / Inconnu

12. Time between exposure and onset of symptoms.

Unknown / Inconnu

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.)

Exposure,chronic-unknown;miscellaneous death, unknown symptoms.No therapy, observation only.

To be determined by Registrant

14. Severity classification.

Death

15. Provide supplemental information here.