Investigations

On May 19, 2021, in the U.S. District Court for the District of Idaho, Loren Jacobson, owner of KCCS, Inc., a tanker testing and repair company, pleaded guilty to making an illegal repair to a cargo tanker in violation of the Hazardous Materials Transportation Act and lying to the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration. On August 14, 2018, a KCCS employee was severely injured in an explosion during a cargo tanker repair at the facility, prompting the DOT-OIG investigation.

 

DOT-OIG is conducting this investigation with the Environmental Protection Agency Criminal Investigation Division and the Department of Labor-OIG, with substantial assistance from the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA).