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WATCH: Jose Melena, 2012 Tuna Canning Incident Video Resurfaces on Twitter and Reddit

Tragic workplace incident at Bumble Bee Foods raises global safety concerns. Watch Jose Melena's accident and its aftermath. Legal actions ensued.

An old video featuring 62-year-old Jose Melena at Bumble Bee Foods has recently sparked debate over ‘Following Workplace Safety Measures’ on the internet. According to news reports, the video is of October 2012, but it resurfaced on Reddit and Twitter in 2024.

The unfortunate incident depicted in the video resulted from a violation of safety guidelines and regulations, leading to Jose Melena’s death in the company’s Santa Fe Springs plant before dawn on Oct. 11, 2012.

Watch the viral video of Jose Melena’s Death, the famous ‘Tuna Canning Incident’

Jose Melena was an employee at Bumble Bee Foods, a company that produces canned tuna, salmon, other seafood, and chicken, who unfortunately lost his life after accidentally being boiled in a 35-foot-long oven. He was 62 years old at the time of his death. The accident occurred during the maintenance process at the factory. He died when one of the employees accidentally locked him in the oven along with 2,000 pounds of canned tuna thinking he was in the washroom instead, and turned on the machine which in no time reached the temperature of 250°F.

The California Division of Occupational Safety and Health report states that when a supervisor noticed Melena was missing, employees searched for him. After almost 2 hours, the oven was turned off and opened, revealing that he was boiled to death.

As violations of workplace safety regulations led to this devastating tragedy, it attracted attention from the masses across the globe at the time. Now, the tragic death of Jose is once again trending on the internet.

According to the Los Angeles Times, the incident resulted legal actions against Bumble Bee Foods, which was settled by paying $6 million in compensation to Melena’s family, which includes his wife and six children.

Proper protocols must be followed in every factory to prevent accidents, but lately, many factories tend to put their employees’ lives at risk just to save money.

According to Jackie Lacey, a district attorney, the accident is still considered California’s biggest workplace death.

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