RedactedNarrative: On 6/20/2014 at approximately 3:00pm, a boating incident occurred on lake wylie at the docks of the pine harbor town homes in charlotte. The operator navigated adjacent to the dock and allowed the passenger to get off the vessel and onto the dock. As the passenger was attempting to secure the rope from the vessel to the dock cleat, the operator unintentionally bumped the throttle causing the vessel to lunge forward. As the vessel lunged forward, the rope tightened causing the passenger's right hand-fingers to be crushed between the constricted rope and the dock cleat. 
  
  On june 20, 2014 it was a clear, sunny day with an ambient temperature of 94 degrees and a water temperature of approximately 80 degrees. The two women had been on the pwc for about one hour and decided to return home for food and additional sunscreen. The operator navigated the vessel to the southern-most boat docks closest to the water's edge adjacent to the pine harbor town homes on lake wylie the operator navigated the port, left, side of the vessel adjacent to the south end of the boat dock and allowed the passenger to get onto the boat dock. The operator then tossed an approximately 6 foot long rope to the passenger, who was now standing on the boat dock. The rope was attached on the port, left side of the pwc below and slightly forward of the handlebars. The passenger wrapped the rope around the dock cleat two times. At this point, the stern, rear of the vessel began to drift counter clockwise around the south end of the boat doc towards the east side of the dock. The operator then told the passenger to "hold on", meaning she was about to maneuver the vessel closer to the dock. After the operator said "hold on", the passenger unwrapped the rope from the cleat one time, leaving one loop in place around the cleat. The operator then began maneuvering the vessel closer to the dock. The passenger stated that as the operator maneuvered closer to the dock, she "wrapped the rope around the cleat one more time." immediately after the passenger made another loop with the rope around the dock cleat, the operator of the vessel stated that she "unintentionally pressed the throttle" in an abrupt manner causing the vessel to lunge forward. The operator said in a written statement that the rope "possibly got crossed over the handlebars and hit the throttle of the vessel." at this time, the passenger's finger extremities on her right hand were crushed between the constricted rope and the cleat on the dock due to the forward motion of the vessel. The tension between the rope and the cleat caused extensive lacerations and crushing injuries to three fingers on the passenger's right hand. Both individuals were wearing uscg approved type 3 pfds at the time of the incident. A witness was on a docked boat five slips down and saw the incident occur. The witness helped the passenger to shore and called emergency services. The passenger was hospitalized at carolinas medical center in charlotte. A visual inspection of both the vessel and the dock after the incident revealed no apparent property damage. Also, upon visual inspection of the vessel, it appeared highly unlikely for the rope to depress the throttle. Alcohol was not a factor in this incident. 
  
  The operator of the vessel unintentionally pressed the throttle in an abrupt manner causing the vessel to quickly lunge forward. This erratic motion caused the rope to become tightly constricted around the passenger's fingers and the dock cleat. This appeared to be the result of operator inattention. The operator was charged with failing to complete an approved boating safety course.