RedactedNarrative: On saturday june 21, 2014 at approximately 3:00pm, i, officer, received a phone call from raleigh dispatch concerning coast guard station oregon inlet reporting an injured boater airlifted to elizabeth city hospital. I responded to coast guard station oregon inlet. Upon arrival, i talked with petty officer, who informed me that the operator of vessel 1 was airlifted to elizabeth city hospital and later airlifted to norfolk general hospital. Petty officer also informed me that vessel 1 was still aground on a shoal near davis channel. On tuesday june 24, 2014, i talked with operator at his residence regarding the boat accident. Operator stated that he left oregon inlet fishing center to go clamming. Operator ran aground causing a fishing rod to be ejected from the vessel. After placing vessel 1 in neutral and turning the engine off, operator attempted to retrieve his fishing rod. Operator put one hand on the outboard motor and the other on the transom, while facing forward, he jumped into the water. Operator immediately noticed that his left calf was cut by the prop. While getting back into the vessel, operator hit his left eye on the outboard motor. Operator then called the coast guard for assistance. Upon the coast guard's arrival, they airlifted operator to elizabeth city hospital. Later that day operator was air lifted to norfolk general hospital. Operator had a friend retrieve his vessel for him while in the hospital. No charges were filed.