Do I need a hardened intermediate shaft for a HV oil pump?

Kinda like the time I poured oil into the distributor hole above a blocked off fuel pump mount.....when I had forgotten to put on the block-off plate. I looked AFTER 3 qts were on the floor! LOL

That would have made quite a mess! LOL

Last year when me and my cousin were priming my grandpas 440 the oil sender unit was installed and it had a bend to it. So I had the drill going and it squirted out, hit my cousin in the face and flew about 15 feet to the back garage door! We had a good laugh about that one! LOL