Jose Melena, 62, has been identified as the man who died in a steamer at a tuna factory last week. Melena was working in the Bumble Bee processing plant in Santa fe Springs, California when he somehow was cooked to death inside a steam oven, tragically on Thursday, CBS reported.
A spokeswoman for the California Division of Occupational Safety and Health, Erika Monterroza said "he was fatally injured when he was cooked in an oven" and that it is not clear how Melena ended up in a "steamer machine" and died, According to The Huffington Post.
"This is a horrendous tragedy," Monterroza she added.
Melena's son Antonio Melena, said to CBS that his father "was just grateful he had a job, that he could pay his bills and provide food for his family."
Melena's family and friends got together at his Wilmington Home to mourn Melena. Antionio Melena said to CBS that he did not want people to remember his father for the way he died, but rather remember the man he was.
"It's hard to believe what's going on. And what's happening. It's just been really tough," he added to CBS.
Bumble Bee released a statement in regards to the incident which said, "The entire Bumble Bee Foods family is saddened by the tragic loss of our colleague, and our thoughts and prayers are with the Melena family."
The Santa Fe Springs Bumble Bee Factory will resume operations as normal on Monday as investigations into the accident take place.
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