The death of a worker who was accidentally cooked to death in an industrial pressure cooker has resulted in fines for Bumble Bee tuna company.

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Tags: bumble bee, Cal/OSHA, confined space, cooked to death, energy control

An engine cooling manufacturing company has been placed in OSHA’s Severe Violator Enforcement Program (SVEP) following a fatality last year and previous serious injuries to workers. The company now also owes OSHA $210,000.

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Tags: energy control, machine guarding, Severe Violator Enforcement Program, worker crushed to death