Thanks for the story, Tony,
Now, I can't see why, in this day and age people are still getting hurt around HV power lines.
Look, it's not rocket science, or is it?
You have two simple options, either shield the HV line with cover-ups/line-hose or at least wear insulated gloves and outers when working around HV stuff.
These sorts of accidents don't need to happen at all and they can easily be prevented.
It seems to me that Safety Observers down at ground level would have helped.
I really feel for the guys that have suffered these injuries, they should never have happened in the first place.