V1 OPERATOR TURNED VESSEL HARD TO PORT TO AVOID A TREE ALONG THE BANK. IN THE PROCESS OF DOING SO, THE OPERATOR STRUCK AN OBJECT THROWING THE OPERATOR BACK OVER THE ENGINE WHICH HAD KICKED UP DUE TO LOWER UNIT STRIKING STUMP. OPERATOR AND T-SHIRT WERE ENTANGLED IN PROP, CAUSING SEVER LACERATIONS TO RIGHT HAND AND CHEST.
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