SANTA FE SPRINGS, Calif. - An employee of a California Bumble Bee Foods plant died last week in an industrial accident, the Whittier Daily News reports.
Jose Melena, 62, was fatally injured while becoming trapped inside a "steamer machine," authorities told the news outlet. The incident is being investigated by the California Division of Occupational Safety. It is unclear how the man ended up inside the cooker.
Read the full story at whittierdailynews.com.
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