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Incident Report Number: 2022-6541
Registrant Reference Number: 3357419
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. 32436 PMRA Submission No. EPA Registration No.
Product Name: RAID Home Insect Killer 2, 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
What was the activity? Please refer to field 13 on Subform II or field 17 of subform III for a detailed description regarding the activity
None
Respiratory
Unknown / Inconnu
Unknown / Inconnu
8/17/2022 Caller began using the product in February 2022. He uses the product intermittently and stated that the product does not work to kill flies. He does wear a mask when using the product. He develops shortness of breath, nausea, vomiting, headache, fatigue, and tightness in his neck and shoulders every time he uses the product. He gets fresh air after he uses the product, and his symptoms last 45 minutes before subsiding. He has asthma. The last time he used the product was this morning about 90 minutes ago. He developed the same symptoms today. The symptoms have resolved except for shortness of breath. He did have to go to the hospital 2 times for an asthma attack in the past after using the product. He went to the hospital in May 2022 and then again around 6 weeks ago. The doctor told him the cause of the symptoms was something that had reacted with his asthma. The doctor used an unspecified spray to help him breath. He was on oxygen while at the hospital. He did let the doctor know that he was using the product, and the doctor stated the product could have been related. He went to the emergency room both times, and was discharged after 4 hours. He has a follow up appointment with his doctor in September. The doctor did tell him to stay away from this product. After giving consent to receive a follow up call, caller mentioned taking legal action.
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.