OPERATOR STATED HE WAS LAUNCHING HIS VESSEL AT THE RAMP. INJURED HAD A HOLD OF THE ROPE ATTACHED TO VESSEL. THE ROPE WRAPPED AROUND HIS LEFT THUMB AND PULLED TIGHT CAUSING THE TIP OF THE INJURED VICTIMS DIGIT TO BE AMPUTATED. EMS DISPATCHE TO THE SCENE AND TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL. PFD'S WHERE BEING WORN AND USED. ALCOHOL WAS NOT INVOLVED IN THIS ACCIDENT.
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