Investigations

On November 19, 2021, Loren Kim Jacobson was sentenced in the U.S. District Court for the District of Idaho to 1 month of incarceration, 3 years of supervised release, a $15,000 fine, and a $200 special assessment. In May 2021, Jacobson pleaded guilty to making a false statement to the United States Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and for violating the Hazardous Materials Transportation Act (HMTA). Jacobson, owner of KCCS Inc., a tanker testing and repair company, lied to OSHA during an investigation and made an illegal cargo tanker repair that violated the HMTA. The investigation arose when a cargo tanker repair caused an explosion at KCCS on August 14, 2018, severely injuring a KCCS employee.

 

DOT-OIG conducted this investigation with the Environmental Protection Agency Criminal Investigation Division, Department of Labor OIG, with substantial assistance from Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration.