RedactedNarrative: On November 28, 2019 at 8:00 a.m. Operator was headed down Lower Grand River toward Grassy Lake.  Operator was operating an 18ft aluminum tiller drive vessel when he spotted a log sticking out of the water.  At this moment Operator dropped his cigarette onto the floor of the vessel.  He then reached down to pick up the cigarette taking his eyes off of the waterway.  When Operator looked up he saw the log was right in front of him at which point he turned the vessel to avoid the log.  The lower unit of the motor hit a submerged part of the log throwing Operator into the side of the vessel.  Operator went to Oshner Medical Complex in Plaquemine to get his side/back looked at because he was in pain.  The hospital stated that it would be sore for a few days because of the bruising.  Operator was wearing his kill switch and life jacket. The only damage was to the motor in that a bolt connecting it to the jack plate was broken off. Drugs and alcohol are not suspected to have been used.