RedactedNarrative: On September 5th of 2019, I ,Conservation Officer received information pertaining to prop cut accident that occurred on Green River Lake on September 2,  2019 at approximately 15:35 hours EST. I obtained contact information for the injured individual. When contacting Operator, he confirmed that he was struck by the prop on his vessel on September 2nd. I advised Operator that I would be investigating the accident and requested that he complete a self boating accident report on the department's website.
  
  
  On September 15th  I met with Operator to obtain more information and to photograph the vessel. Vessel 1 for future purposes was a 1984 Celebrity with Kentucky registration number KY-4794-JJ belonging to Operator. At the time of the accident Operator stated that there were four individuals plus himself aboard. Non-injuried passengers are listed in the witness section of this report. Operator was questioned as to why he failed to contact 911 and he stated he did not know that he needed to report the accident. During the interview Operator explained prior events that led up to the accident. 
  
  Operator stated that he went to the State Dock to pick-up a friend and was traveling back to the area that they had been swimming earlier that day. This area was located between Butler Creek and Holmes Bend Marina. Operator then stated that they were cruising back down the lake toward that area when a green float flew out of the vessel. Operator also stated that they had just passed an area on the lake which is called Jodie’s Camp but more specifically the incident occurred at GPS coordinates 37.2220 Latitude and -85.3230 Longitude. During this time I had Operator walk me through what happened after the float flew out. He stated that once the float came out he turned around to get it and tried to pull up to the float to recover it but was unsuccessful. 
  
  Operator then stated that he put his boat in, what he thought was neutral, then jumped off the back of the vessel into the water. However, that was not the case, the vessel's drive was left in reverse which allowed the prop to continue to spin. Operator stated that he got the float and swam to the right side of the boat and handed it to one of his friends. Then while trying to board he lowered his body farther into the water which is when the prop struck his left leg. 
  
  During this contact Vessel 1's engine stalled and shut down. At that point Operator tried to move the prop to free his leg but the prop wouldn’t move. To assist a passenger trimmed the lower unit up and had to move the gear shift from reverse to forward. This allowed Operator to freely turn the prop so he could get back up onto the vessel. Operator was driven by one of the passengers back to the State Dock while the others held pressure on the open laceration to his back left thigh. Once at the marine they took Operator to Taylor Regional hospital. 
  *** No vessel damage was reported as a result of this accident.
  
  
  