Posted on 08/12/2015 3:23:15 PM PDT by BenLurkin
The horrific death of Jose Melena of Wilmington occurred Oct. 11, 2012, when he entered a 35-foot cylindrical oven and became inadvertently trapped when coworkers loaded 12,000 pounds of canned tuna into the oven. Workers did not know Melena was inside, according to the DA’s office.
During the two-hour heat sterilization process, the oven’s internal temperature rose to about 270 degrees, the DA’s office had previously said. Melena’s severely burned remains were discovered by a coworker.
His family will get $1.5 million of the $6 million settlement payout.
Under the plea agreement, San Diego-based Bumble Bee will also be required to spend $3 million to replace the outdated tuna ovens with new, automated, pressurized steam cookers that won’t require workers to set inside. Ovens will get video cameras installed, and managers and workers will be required to get safety training.
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Saul Florez of Whittier, Bumble Bee’s former safety manager, pleaded guilty Wednesday to a felony count of willfully violating lockout tagout rules and proximately causing the victim’s death. He was sentenced to three years of probation, along with 30 days of community labor and safety classes. He must pay $19,000 in fines and penalties.
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Lock out. Tag out.
It’s not just a good idea.
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Yup, this retired electrician lived by that rule.
Now in Long Pig flavor.
Only $1.5 million. You would have thought they would have at least thrown in a lifetime supply of tuna.
Wonder why the tuna has a funny taste......
This was the first item that caught my attention. OK, where did the other $4.5 million go?
Bumble Bee will also be required to spend $3 million to replace the outdated tuna ovens
OK, understandable.
The company will also pay $750,000 in fees, penalties and court costs
Do these court costs include paying the family's lawyers or does their pay come out of the family's $1.5 million share of the settlement?
The DA’s Environmental Enforcement Fund will get $750,000 for the investigation and prosecution of Occupational Safety and Health Administration criminal cases and for improving enforcement related rules.
Huh? Wouldn't this be part of the $750,000 in fees and penalties already assessed?
One's that didn't don't retire as often.
Well, that’s only one brand. I never bought it before, and I don’t plan to start now.
At least his name wasn’t Charlie.
Lock out, tag out is a standard practice in the food industry. What else is Bumble Bee skipping in their processes? Hiring illegal workers?
>>Lock out. Tag out.
Beat me to it.
What a horrible way to go.
What a horrific way to be killed. 1.5 million not enough.
It’s like something out of Elysium.
Saul Florez, guilty of violating safty rules, must pay $19,000.00. Where is he going to get that kind of money?
I guess Florez will be paying for the rest of his life, with interest accrued on the balance, most likely compounded quarterly.
They retire, just a lot sooner than expected.
Words escape me. The poor man.
At least he was dolphin free.
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