RedactedNarrative: On July 28, 2016, at approximately 8:18am, Operator was fishing from his 16 foot aluminum boat (LA-2319-BA), near a pier located on the Northwestern shore of Wallace Lake located in Catahoula Parish.  During an interview of Operator, he informed Agent and Sergeant that he made a cast with his fishing pole and placed the pole on the deck of the boat to relieve himself.  Operator stood on the starboard gunwale of the vessel (gunwale being approx. 6in. wide) near the bow and placed one hand on an elevated bulkhead constructed on the Northwestern shore of the lake near the pier extending into the water.  A short period later Operator released his hand from the bulkhead while still standing on the starboard gunwale of the vessel.  Not long after releasing his grasp of the bulkhead, the bow of the vessel bumped the bulkhead causing Operator to lose his balance and fall overboard and into the water, approximately 3 feet in depth.  
  
  Operator placed his hands in front of him as he fell into the water, breaking his left wrist on the bottom of the lake.  Operator was able to climb back into the boat and alert his Father and Daughter by phone of the situation, who in turn alerted the Catahoula Parish Sheriff's Office.  Operator informed Agents that his left hand was folded back, touching his forearm.  Operator stated that he folded his hand back down to the normal position and placed it inside of his shirt, through the button portion to secure it.  Operator then drove his boat back to Harris Landing where he launched.  Not long after arriving at Harris Landing, Catahoula Parish Sheriff's Office Deputies, as well as Northeast Louisiana Ambulance service arrived, provided first aid to secure the injured arm and transported Operator to the Hospital, where he received medical treatment for his injuries and was released for surgery on a later date. 
  
   Operator was not wearing a PFD during the time of the incident and the vessel's engine was not running, nor was it equipped with a safety cut-off lanyard.  The vessel was equipped with two type III personal floatation devices.