Worker Dies After Being Cooked In Tuna Plant Oven

AP) ^ | October 12, 2012 6:53 PM

[BenLurkin]

SANTA FE SPRINGS (AP) — Authorities say a 62-year-old employee was cooked to death at a Southern California seafood plant for tuna maker Bumble Bee Foods.

The Whittier Daily News reports Jose Melena was found Thursday shortly before 7 a.m. at the plant in Santa Fe Springs.

California Division of Occupational Safety and Health spokeswoman Erika Monterroza says it’s unclear how the man ended up inside a cooking device called a “steamer machine.”

The state department has launched an investigation into the accident

[P.O.E.]

Stumble Bee?

[Grams A]

Cross that brand off my shopping list!”

Oh my - went to the store late Friday night and it was so much less expensive than other brands that I bought 10 cans. Now I know why! It’s all going back.

[MNDude]

Horrible story! Poor poor guy!

[Secret Agent Man]

i think this proves you can tuna person.

[Revolting cat!]

Be sure to detect the new subtle flavour in Bumble Bee tuna.

[William Tell]

Now that’s a Bum-Bum-Bumble Bee bummer.

[Ezekiel]

Horrid. :-(

Now we know that the bumble bee was a gateway ingredient.

[Revolting cat!]

I can already see opportunistic shysters going on a fishing expedition to hit Bumble Bee Corporation to the tuna of millions of dollars, and I’d dare to say they have it in the can!

[Ruy Dias de Bivar]

Reminds me of the 50 year old story of the man who disappeared while working in a Pepsi plant.

Several weeks later they decide to clean the tanks and find his bones in the bottom.

Then there is the idiot engineer who went inside a shut down power plant boiler without telling anyone. Luckily an operator doing a walk down inspection heard him beating his flashlight on the wall and got him out just before they fired it up.

Then, 25 years ago, there are the men who worked in a log debarking plant who crawled inside the machine to clear a jam. While inside the machine started up.

[1_Rain_Drop]

"Sorry Charlie..... Think stick to Star Quist"

What!!! and give pelosi your money? Either she owns Star kist or has stock in it.

Try an off brand name or eat sardines. much healthier, less mercury.

[Charles Henrickson]

it’s unclear how the man ended up inside a cooking device called a “steamer machine.”

But boy, was he steamed!

[fieldmarshaldj]

Dreadful. RIP.

[martin_fierro]

Jose Melena .... it’s unclear how the man ended up inside a cooking device called a “steamer machine.”

[N. Theknow]

First thought was, “Hope his name wasn’t Charlie.”

[Delta 21]

Mmmm! Now with more Jose Melena !!

[bgill]

it’s unclear how the man ended up inside a cooking device called a “steamer machine.”

Charlie the Tuna finally wised up.

[I still care]

I have real issues with Chicken of the Sea. I called them for a series of 12 cans I have, with a very acrid and metallic taste. They are very hard to get in touch with and have ignored my calls.

Pretty steamed at them. Now they are a different company, but since then I haven’t bought canned tuna.

[Revolting cat!]

since then I haven’t bought canned tuna.

You still don't care?

[I still care]

Last year I remember a guy fell inside a giant laundry machine. He was pulling out a tangle.

People WILL keep doing these unsafe things, often under the instigation of corrupt management. It’s awful.

[Ruy Dias de Bivar]

*** often under the instigation of corrupt management. It’s awful.***

Everywhere I worked in my lifetime, it was a company rule that if you had to crawl into a machine you had to open and lock out the MAIN BREAKER and tag it open.