{"product_id":"2940148317814","title":"PIPELINE RUPTURE AND RELEASE OF FUEL OIL INTO THE REEDY RIVER AT FORK SHOALS, SOUTH CAROLINA","description":"About 11:54 p.m. eastern daylight time on June 26, 1996, a 36-inch-diameter\u003cbr\u003eColonial Pipeline Company pipeline ruptured where a corroded section of the pipeline crossed the\u003cbr\u003eReedy River at Fork Shoals, South Carolina. The ruptured pipeline released about 957,600 gallons of fuel oil into the Reedy River and surrounding areas. The estimated cost to Colonial for\u003cbr\u003ecleanup and settlement with the State of South Carolina exceeded $20.5 million. No one was\u003cbr\u003einjured in the accident.\u003cbr\u003eThe major safety issues addressed in the report are as follows: effectiveness of Colonial’s\u003cbr\u003eoperations management in ensuring that the pipeline is operated within safe pressure limits; adequacy of the training given to controllers and shift supervisors as it relates to preparing them to\u003cbr\u003erecognize and effectively respond to abnormal conditions, emergency situations, and leaks in the\u003cbr\u003epipeline; and effects of Colonial controller work schedules on safe pipeline operation.\u003cbr\u003eAs a result of its investigation, the National Transportation Safety Board issued safety recommendations to the Research and Special Programs Administration and to Colonial Pipeline\u003cbr\u003eCompany.","brand":"ReadCycle","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47072653770992,"sku":"2940148317814","price":2.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940148317814_p0.jpg?v=1763701790","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940148317814","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}