Incident Report
Subform I: General Information
1. Report Type.
New incident report
Incident Report Number: 2023-6036
2. Registrant Information.
Registrant Reference Number: 3698526
Registrant Name (Full Legal Name no abbreviations): Scotts Canada Ltd.
Address: 202-6835 Century Ave
City: Mississauga
Prov / State: ON
Country: Canada
Postal Code: L5N 7K2
3. Select the appropriate subform(s) for the incident.
Human
4. Date registrant was first informed of the incident.
24-AUG-23
5. Location of incident.
Country: CANADA
Prov / State: ONTARIO
6. Date incident was first observed.
24-AUG-23
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. 27521
PMRA Submission No.
EPA Registration No.
Product Name: ORTHO HDCORE RTU 1L/12
7. b) Type of formulation.
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).
Please refer to field 13 on Subform II or field 17 of subform III for a detailed description regarding application.
To be determined by Registrant
12. In your opinion, was the product used according to the label instructions?
No
Subform II: Human Incident Report (A separate form for each person affected)
1. Source of Report.
Data Subject
2. Demographic information of data subject
Sex: Male
Age: >19 <=64 yrs / >19 <=64 ans
3. List all symptoms, using the selections below.
System
- Skin
- Symptom - Irritated skin
- Symptom - Pain
4. How long did the symptoms last?
Unknown / Inconnu
5. Was medical treatment provided? Provide details in question 13.
No
6. a) Was the person hospitalized?
No
6. b) For how long?
7. Exposure scenario
Non-occupational
8. How did exposure occur? (Select all that apply)
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
Other
9. If the exposure occured during application or re-entry, what protective clothing was worn? (select all that apply)
None
10. Route(s) of exposure.
Skin
11. What was the length of exposure?
Unknown / Inconnu
12. Time between exposure and onset of symptoms.
<=30 min / <=30 min
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.)
8/24/2023 The caller is reporting pain and irritation to the hand after using the ORTHO HDCORE RTU. The caller advised that he used the product about 4 hours ago by mistake as he was trying to remove wallpaper and thought the product was a water bottle. It is not clear whether he was applying this to his hand or to the wall. He advised that he started to experience irritation and pain to the left hand about 30 minutes after he started using the product. He stated that he washed his hands with water for about 2-3 minutes but the symptoms are persistent. No further information is available.
To be determined by Registrant
14. Severity classification.
Minor
15. Provide supplemental information here.
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.