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Company: Bumble Bee Foods LLC
Current Parent Company: FCF Co.
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Penalty: $6,000,000
Year: 2015
Date: August 12, 2015
Offense Group: safety-related offenses
Primary Offense: workplace safety or health violation
Violation Description: Bumble Bee Foods agreed to pay $6 million in replacing equipment, restitution, fines, penalties, court costs and environmental fund donations, in settlement of charges it failed to implement and maintain safety programs, resulting in a worker being killed inside an industrial tuna oven when it was turned on. The settlement came with a guilty plea to the misdemeanor.
Level of Government: local
Action Type: agency action
Agency: Los Angeles County (CA) District Attorney
Civil or Criminal Case: criminal
Private Lawsuit Resolution Type: verdict
Facility State: California
Facility County: Los Angeles
Facility City: Santa Fe Springs
HQ Country of Current Parent: Taiwan
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: privately held
Major Industry of Current Parent: food products
Specific Industry of Current Parent: seafood
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