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Incident Report Number: 2024-3151
Registrant Reference Number: 3919364
Registrant Name (Full Legal Name no abbreviations): Bell Laboratories, Inc.
Address: 3699 Kinsman Blvd
City: Madison
Prov / State: WI
Country: USA
Postal Code: 53704
Human
Country: UNITED STATES
Prov / State: ALABAMA
PMRA Registration No. PMRA Submission No. EPA Registration No. 12455-80-3240
Product Name: Tomcat All-Weather Bait Chunx, 4 lb. pail
Bait
Yes
Unknown
Site: Res. - Out Home / Rés - à l'ext.maison
Unknown
Data Subject
Sex: Male
Age: >64 yrs / > 64 ans
System
Unknown / Inconnu
Yes
Yes
3
Day(s) / Jour(s)
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
Chemical resistant gloves
Unknown
>1 wk <=1 mo / > 1 sem < = 1 mois
>1 wk <=1 mo / > 1 sem < = 1 mois
5/24/2024 - The caller reported experiencing nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, and a headache after 3 weeks of cutting up pieces of Tomcat All-Weather Bait Chunx, to use in the ground, and would like to know if these symptoms are associated with a potential dermal exposure to the product. He reports no other exposure. The caller began using this product 3 weeks prior to symptoms. He would cut up pieces of the bait and place them in the ground outdoors. Every time he would touch the product, he would wear gloves. When handling the product, he was outdoors, and not in an enclosed space. He advised that the gloves on one occasion had gotten wet and questioned if the product could have been absorbed through the gloves, then absorbed through the skin. He denies cuts or abrasions on his skin when handling the product. His skin was intact and was still wearing gloves. On 5/10/24, he began experiencing a headache, followed by nausea, vomiting and diarrhea. He denies treatments for the symptoms while at home. He was evaluated at an Urgent Care on 5/15/24 for the symptoms and was advised that he had some tick bites and was prescribed doxycycline. Since symptoms did not improve, he decided to be evaluated at the emergency room the next day. He did not inform urgent care, nor did he inform the emergency room physician about the product since he had not made a connection of what could have caused his symptoms until today. At the emergency room, he had unspecified labs drawn and was diagnosed with acute hyponatremia, thrombocytopenia, leukopenia, mild amenia, and transaminitis. He was hospitalized and released 3 days later. He stated that his prior symptoms resolved but is shaking today. 5/31/2024 - Attempted call back and left message with reason for call, case number and call back number. 6/1/2024 - Consumer called back to follow up about his experience. He stated initially he thought the product was a concern but stated through the discussion with the SCI medical line and his doctor, it's highly unlikely the product was the cause of his symptoms. He indicated he believes it was due to eating an outdated mushroom. He is still following up with his doctor regularly regarding the symptoms and he has an upcoming appointment on 6/10/2024. He reports his symptoms are progressively getting better and are resolving at this time. No further information is available.
Major
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.