# Electrocutions, electric shocks at Helmerich & Payne, IDC
> OSHA SIR `2023109847` · 10/25/2023 · GARDEN CITY, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** BODY SYSTEMS
- **Nature of injury:** Electrocutions, electric shocks
## Cause
- **Event:** Direct exposure to electricity, unspecified
- **Source:** Electric parts, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Helmerich & Payne, IDC
- **Location:** Rig 427, GARDEN CITY, TEXAS, 79739
- **NAICS:** 213111
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was walking between a rig and generator when he stepped on the line backer (a device to protect cables and hose from damage) during wet conditions and was shocked.

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*Source: [OSHA Severe Injury Reports](https://www.osha.gov/severe-injury-reports) · MORVS · CC0 1.0*