About 11:54 p.m. eastern daylight time on June 26, 1996, a 36-inch diamter Colonial Pipeline Company pipeline ruptured where a corroded section of the pipeline crossed the Reedy 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 cleanup and settlement with the State of South Carolina exceeded $20.5 million. No one was injured in the accident. The major safety issues addressed in the report are as follows: effectiveness of Colonial's operations 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 recognize and effectively respond to abnormal conditions, emergency situations, and leaks in the pipeline; and effects of Colonial controller work schedules on safe pipeline operation.


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    Title :

    National Transportation Safety Board Pipeline Accident Report: Pipeline Rupture and Release of Fuel Oil into Reedy River at Fork Shoals, South Carolina, June 26, 1996


    Publication date :

    1998


    Size :

    48 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English