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Incident Report Number: 2010-5255
Registrant Reference Number: 693759
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
Human
Country: CANADA
Prov / State: ONTARIO
Unknown
PMRA Registration No. 26909 PMRA Submission No. EPA Registration No.
Product Name: Raid EarthBlends Multi-Bug Killer Aerosol 350g - Canada
Yes
Unknown
Site: Res. - In Home / Rés. - à l'int. maison
Data Subject
Sex: Male
Age: >19 <=64 yrs / >19 <=64 ans
System
Unknown / Inconnu
Yes
No
Non-occupational
Application
None
Unknown
>1 wk <=1 mo / > 1 sem < = 1 mois
<=30 min / <=30 min
9/17/2010 Caller sprayed the product in the air in his bedroom 10 days ago and again 4 or 5 days ago. Since the first use, caller has experienced a sore throat, dizziness, ocular irritation, itching, respiratory irritation, and tinnitus. The symptoms improve when he leaves the area, and worsen when he returns. Caller has been evaluated by two doctors. One doctor indicated the product may be the cause and took a blood sample. The second doctor found his breathing to be normal, but suggested he may have pneumonia and should have a chest x-ray. 9/24/2010 Attempted callback to the original caller for follow up. The phone number provided is not in service.
Moderate
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. It is unclear how or two what extent this patient was exposed this pesticide. If direct inhalation of the spray occurred or dermal contact occurred, then upper respiratory irritation and skin irritation are possible, however, such symptoms are usually transitory in nature and not protracted. The treatment with an antibiotic would suggest more of an infectious etiology.