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Owner of a Tanker Truck Repair Company Pleads Guilty to Lying to OSHA During Explosion Investigation

May 21, 2021 at 10:07 AM CST

According to court documents, Loren Kim Jacobson, 66, of Pocatello, Idaho, and owner of a tanker testing and repair company, KCCS Inc., lied to OSHA during an investigation and made an illegal repair to a cargo tanker in violation of the Hazardous Materials Transportation Act. The case arose from an explosion that occurred at KCCS during a cargo tanker repair on Aug. 14, 2018, severely injuring a KCCS employee.