VESSEL WAS A 10'3" KAWASAKI PERS. WATERCRAFT WITH 2 PEOPLE ON BOARD.  OPERATOR HAD STOPPED THE VESSEL TO ALLOW THE PASSENGER TO ADJUST HER SWIM SUIT.  PASSENGER STOOD TO MAKE HER ADJUSTMENTS, OPERATOR APPLIED THE THROTLE WHILE PASSENGER WAS STILL STANDING.  PASSENGER FELL OFF OF THE VESSEL AND WAS INJURED, OPERATOR STATED THAT HE THOUGHT PASSENGER HAD ALREADY SAT BACK DOWN WHEN HE TOOK OFF AGAIN.  A PORTION OF THE PASSENGER'S INJURIES COULD HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY THE JET OF WATER COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VESSEL.  INJURY VICTIM WAS TRANSPORTED BY AMBULANCE TO THE HOSPITAL FOR BACK INJURY AND INTERNAL INJURIES.  NO DAMAGE WAS REPORT FOR THE VESSEL.
LAUGHLIN                      