RedactedNarrative: On December 18, 2014 at approximately 11:50 p.m. operator along with his passenger occupant was heading back to boat landing from baiting fish lines.  Operator advised me that as they were traveling east heading back to Jack Millers boat landing, he looked down to tell his passenger to close the fish box in the vessel.  Upon looking back up the vessel as headed straight at a cypress tree.  Operator turned the outboard motor to avoid the tree, upon him doing this the boat went up on the bank of the canal hitting a tree.  When the boat hit the tree the fish box containing approximately 300 pounds of fish slid forward pinching occupant’s leg against the front deck of the vessel causing his injuries.