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Toxicological information

Direct observations: clinical cases, poisoning incidents and other

Administrative data

Endpoint:
direct observations: clinical cases, poisoning incidents and other
Type of information:
other: internal human data research based on data from BASF's ambulance
Adequacy of study:
weight of evidence
Study period:
1991 - 2018
Reliability:
other: not applicable, internal human data research based on clinical cases/ poisoning incidents at BASF
Rationale for reliability incl. deficiencies:
other: not applicable

Data source

Reference
Reference Type:
other company data
Title:
Unnamed
Year:
2018

Materials and methods

Study type:
clinical case study
Endpoint addressed:
acute toxicity: dermal
skin irritation / corrosion
respiratory irritation
skin sensitisation
respiratory sensitisation
Principles of method if other than guideline:
Company-internal observations of poisoning incidents of workers.
GLP compliance:
no

Test material

Constituent 1
Chemical structure
Reference substance name:
Propylenediamine
EC Number:
201-155-9
EC Name:
Propylenediamine
Cas Number:
78-90-0
Molecular formula:
C3H10N2
IUPAC Name:
propane-1,2-diamine
Details on test material:
- Name of test material: 1,2-propandiamine
- Analytical purity: pure substance

Method

Type of population:
occupational
Subjects:
- Number of subjects exposed: 17
Route of exposure:
dermal
inhalation
Reason of exposure:
unintentional, occupational

Results and discussion

Clinical signs:
17 cases of skin irritation with varying degrees of expression were reported from the plants ambulance (1991 - 2018) after acute local contact to the test substance during occupational handling. 4 of these workers were intoduced to an accident insurance consultant.

Applicant's summary and conclusion

Conclusions:
17 cases of acute, incidential contact to the test substance during occupational handling were reported by the plants ambulance (from 1991 to 2018). For all 17 cases skin irritation with varying degrees of expression were reported. Four of these workers were introduced to an accident insurance consultant. None of the 17 cases showed signs for skin or respiratory sensitisation.