Jose Melena, 62, an employee at a Southern California plant belonging to tuna maker Bumble Bee Foods, was found cooked to death inside the plant’s ‘steamer machine.’
The Associated Press
Saturday, October 13, 2012, 12:38 PM

Luanne M. Ferris/Albany Times Union
An employee at a California plant belonging to tuna maker Bumble Bee Foods was found cooked to death inside the plant’s ‘steamer machine.’SANTA FE SPRINGS, Calif. — 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.

In a written statement, Bumble Bee Foods spokesman Pat Menke expressed condolences to Melena’s family and says operations at the canning facility will be suspended at the plant until Monday.



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