# Electrical burns  any degree at Helmerich & Payne Drilling, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2025054177` · 5/4/2025 · MENTONE, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hand(s) and arm(s)  n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Electrical burns  any degree
## Cause
- **Event:** Exposure to electric arc
- **Source:** Power cords, electrical cords, extension cords
- **Secondary source:** Secondary source not applicable
## Employer
- **Name:** Helmerich & Payne Drilling, Inc.
- **Location:** Rig 625, MENTONE, TEXAS, 79754
- **NAICS:** 213111
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was working on the rig floor when an electrical wire was plugged into an outlet and an arc flash (600V) occurred. The employee sustained burns to his left forearm, thumb, and index finger.

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