# Bumble Bee tuna plant worker cooked to death **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [October 14, 2012, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bumble-bee-tuna-plant-worker-cooked-to-death/637702 "2012-10-14T17:06:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Tangent](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tangent/32/3098_2.png) [@Tangent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tangent)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2012, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bumble-bee-tuna-plant-worker-cooked-to-death/637702/1 "2012-10-14T17:06:00Z")
[Bumble Bee tuna plant employee dies after accidentally being cooked in oven](http://www.dailybreeze.com/ci_21758094/officials-worker-dies-industrial-accident-at-bumble-bee?source=rss_viewed) :eek: What a horrible way to go! ---
**Author:** ![beowulff](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beowulff/32/542_2.png) [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2012, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bumble-bee-tuna-plant-worker-cooked-to-death/637702/2 "2012-10-14T17:20:15Z")
Let’s hope he doesn’t turn pink in the can! ---
**Author:** ![GreenElf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/9de053/32.png) [@GreenElf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GreenElf)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2012, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bumble-bee-tuna-plant-worker-cooked-to-death/637702/3 "2012-10-14T17:37:23Z")
Someone really bumbled on that one. Do they have no safety precautions? ---
**Author:** ![picker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/picker/32/13969_2.png) [@picker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/picker)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2012, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bumble-bee-tuna-plant-worker-cooked-to-death/637702/4 "2012-10-14T17:44:42Z")
Don’t bee ridiculous. They do all they can. ---
**Author:** ![Enkel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/df705f/32.png) [@Enkel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enkel)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2012, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bumble-bee-tuna-plant-worker-cooked-to-death/637702/5 "2012-10-14T18:29:36Z")
A friend who was safety officer for a lumber company (also in California) had one of their employees fall into the bark stripper (basically a big drum with spikes that roll the logs to strip the bark off). That guy had to be slurped out into Tupperware containers when the machine got done with him. ---
**Author:** ![Guinastasia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guinastasia/32/5751_2.png) [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2012, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bumble-bee-tuna-plant-worker-cooked-to-death/637702/6 "2012-10-14T18:31:15Z")
Well, I’m never eating Bumble Bee tuna, that’s for damned sure. ---
**Author:** ![garygnu](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/garygnu/32/2924_2.png) [@garygnu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/garygnu)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2012, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bumble-bee-tuna-plant-worker-cooked-to-death/637702/7 "2012-10-14T18:36:52Z")
I like that the obnoxious popover ad on that site is for beekeeping supplies. ---
**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2012, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bumble-bee-tuna-plant-worker-cooked-to-death/637702/8 "2012-10-14T19:08:16Z")
That story shocks me to my albacore. ---
**Author:** ![Yorikke](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yorikke/32/4335_2.png) [@Yorikke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yorikke)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2012, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bumble-bee-tuna-plant-worker-cooked-to-death/637702/9 "2012-10-14T19:08:33Z")
> [@Enkel](#): > > A friend who was safety officer for a lumber company (also in California) had one of their employees fall into the bark stripper (basically a big drum with spikes that roll the logs to strip the bark off). That guy had to be slurped out into Tupperware containers when the machine got done with him. Dude. ---
**Author:** ![Count\_Blucher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Count\_Blucher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Count_Blucher)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2012, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bumble-bee-tuna-plant-worker-cooked-to-death/637702/10 "2012-10-14T19:14:51Z")
“No, Jose. Bumble-Bee wants employees with _Good Taste_…” ---
**Author:** ![Spice\_Weasel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spice_weasel/32/5435_2.png) [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2012, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bumble-bee-tuna-plant-worker-cooked-to-death/637702/11 "2012-10-14T19:15:49Z")
The callousness of some of the comments on that article is just stunning. And they aren’t even anonymous! ---
**Author:** ![Yorikke](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yorikke/32/4335_2.png) [@Yorikke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yorikke)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2012, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bumble-bee-tuna-plant-worker-cooked-to-death/637702/12 "2012-10-14T19:25:15Z")
> [@olivesmarch4th](#): > > The callousness of some of the comments on that article is just stunning. And they aren’t even anonymous! Welcome to the internet. ---
**Author:** ![samclem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a9a28c/32.png) [@samclem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/samclem)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2012, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bumble-bee-tuna-plant-worker-cooked-to-death/637702/13 "2012-10-14T19:27:03Z")
> [@olivesmarch4th](#): > > The callousness of some of the comments on that article is just stunning. And they aren’t even anonymous! Thank goodness our comments are only done in jest. :rolleyes: ---
**Author:** ![Michael63129](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/3da27b/32.png) [@Michael63129](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Michael63129)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2012, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bumble-bee-tuna-plant-worker-cooked-to-death/637702/14 "2012-10-14T20:29:26Z")
So that’s why the back of the can has this note: May contain humans But seriously, I am wondering just how this incident occurred, and how long it was until they discovered him; the machines are automatic, aren’t they, so they would continue the um, processing if not stopped. ---
**Author:** ![Broomstick](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/broomstick/32/246_2.png) [@Broomstick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Broomstick)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2012, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bumble-bee-tuna-plant-worker-cooked-to-death/637702/15 "2012-10-14T20:30:59Z")
It’s the usual morbid humor, where “comedy” is used as a defense mechanism so as to shield one’s mind from the full horror of what occurred. VERY typical of first responders, though traditionally they don’t indulge in front of the “civilians”. Not unknown in civilians as a way of coping with news stories like this. In other words, although offensive to some, it’s actually a pretty human response to a bad accident. ---
**Author:** ![Broomstick](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/broomstick/32/246_2.png) [@Broomstick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Broomstick)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2012, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bumble-bee-tuna-plant-worker-cooked-to-death/637702/16 "2012-10-14T20:35:44Z")
> [@Michael63129](#): > > But seriously, I am wondering just how this incident occurred, and how long it was until they discovered him; the machines are automatic, aren’t they, so they would continue the um, processing if not stopped. Well… there’s “malfunctioning safety mechanisms”, there’s “a worker disabled a safety mechanism for reason X”, there’s “freak accident”, “potential suicide”, “potential foul play”… Hence, it’s being investigated. From the machine being termed a “steamer”, it’s possible that the death occurred _very_ quickly (which might have been a mercy to the victim). In other words, even if other workers had seen him fall into/trapped in the oven they may simply not have been able to extract him in time. Horrific accidents are a risk in heavy industry. I’ve heard some stories from our local steel mills that would curl your hair. Let’s just say that molten steel is NOT forgiving, nor are the power systems required for blast furnace or rolling mill. Then there are Hideous Farm Accidents… Food factories likewise have hazards, as documented since the days of Upton Sinclair’s book _The Jungle_. ---
**Author:** ![Maserschmidt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/maserschmidt/32/18829_2.png) [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2012, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bumble-bee-tuna-plant-worker-cooked-to-death/637702/17 "2012-10-14T20:43:35Z")
> [@Broomstick](#): > > It’s the usual morbid humor, where “comedy” is used as a defense mechanism so as to shield one’s mind from the full horror of what occurred. VERY typical of first responders, though traditionally they don’t indulge in front of the “civilians”. Not unknown in civilians as a way of coping with news stories like this. > > In other words, although offensive to some, it’s actually a pretty human response to a bad accident. I’ve come to believe that argument less and less. ---
**Author:** ![Enkel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/df705f/32.png) [@Enkel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enkel)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2012, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bumble-bee-tuna-plant-worker-cooked-to-death/637702/18 "2012-10-14T20:43:37Z")
> [@Michael63129](#): > > But seriously, I am wondering just how this incident occurred, and how long it was until they discovered him; the machines are automatic, aren’t they, so they would continue the um, processing if not stopped. Most places have to have a lockout/tagout program for when equipment is cleaned or maintained. People who work there get too casual about it and don’t do the full lockout/tagout (e.g. they leave power on to equipment that should have the breaker killed for cleaning). Then somehow, they activate the machine and then you end up with Bubba-soup. Odds are the steamer is designed to handled already de-boned filets, so when it hit a human skull or arm bone or some other lumpy bit, the machine stopped processing. Other wise, Bubba might have ended up canned (and not in the pink-slip sort of way). ---
**Author:** ![Broomstick](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/broomstick/32/246_2.png) [@Broomstick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Broomstick)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2012, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bumble-bee-tuna-plant-worker-cooked-to-death/637702/19 "2012-10-14T20:47:49Z")
> [@Maserschmidt](#): > > I’ve come to believe that argument less and less. Well, as I said, it’s _human_. That doesn’t mean it’s _ideal_. I think it’s more excusable from first responders blowing off steam (meaning, not in public/in front of a camera) but yeah, coming from counch jockeys it often becomes mean-spirited and just nasty. ---
**Author:** ![beowulff](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beowulff/32/542_2.png) [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2012, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bumble-bee-tuna-plant-worker-cooked-to-death/637702/20 "2012-10-14T21:33:02Z")
> [@Broomstick](#): > > I think it’s more excusable from first responders blowing off steam… Pun intended? [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bumble-bee-tuna-plant-worker-cooked-to-death/637702.md?page=2)