Abstract: A power line crew was working on a deenergized 230-kilovolt overhead power line that ran parallel to an energized 500-kilovolt line. A seventh-step apprentice on the crew was on the wood pole support structure, setting up a grounding bracket. After driving the ground rod, another crewmember sent the ground wire up to the apprentice, who connected it to the grounding bracket. The apprentice then connected a shorter grounding jumper to the bracket and passed the other end to a journeyman power line worker above him on the pole. The journeyman fuzzed the line and got no indication of nominal voltage. When the journeyman tried to connect the grounding jumper to the deenergized conductor, he missed and drew an electric arc from induced voltage on the conductor. The journeyman successfully connected the jumper on his second attempt. He then looked down and saw the apprentice holding onto the grounding bracket with his glove on fire. The employee had received an electric shock and was apparently unconscious. The crew performed a pole top rescue and summoned emergency medical services. The apprentice was hospitalized for his injuries.