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  I investigated and did a boat accident report for an injury vessel accident that occurred on Lake Powell. There were injuries to one individual on board and no damage to the vessel. Report was filed.
  
  INITIAL CONTACT
  At approximately 14:30 on Saturday, September 29, 2019 in Bullfrog, I (Ranger at Lake Powell) was contacted by National Park Service Law Enforcement Ranger and asked if I heard of the boat accident injury that had arrived at the Bullfrog Clinic (the party self-transported to the Bullfrog Clinic).  Ranger had stated that it was an adult male with a severed thumb injury (de-gloving). I stated that I had not heard about it and that I would respond to Bullfrog Clinic to take the report and gather more information. I also notified NPS Dispatch that I would respond and take the boat accident.
  
  NARRATIVE
  I arrived at the Bullfrog Clinic and made contact with the parties involved.  The injured individual was receiving treatment from the clinic staff. His wife was by his side. I made contact with the other couple who were also onboard at the time the accident occurred. A total of 4 individuals were onboard the vessel. The vessel was identified as a 2001 EBBTIDE ski boat, there was no damage to the vessel. 
  
  Operator stated that had pulled up to the Rincon Floating Restroom at about noon, and had already made their approach to the dock. Operator stated that the vessel was in neutral and was next to the restroom dock. Victim was helping with tying the vessel to the dock when wake (from a wakeboard boat) caused the vessel to move up and then down smashing Victim's thumb against dock.  His thumb got caught between the boat and dock. Part of his thumb was severed as a result of the impact and was hanging on the edge of the boat. Operator’s wife retrieved the thumb. The individuals on board wrapped up Operator's thumb and headed up-lake to take Victim to the Bullfrog Clinic.
  
  The operator said in his statement, "We were tying up at the floating restroom. A boat wake hit our boat and surged the boat into the dock, smashing victim’s thumb". Bullfrog Clinic staff in their treatment notes of Victim stated, "Left thumb has been de-gloved from the dorsal aspect of the pad of the thumb to the distal tip of the thumb, with bony involvement and the del-gloved part which he brings with him in a Ziploc bag does have a shard of bone associated with an open fracture. Skin edges are relatively clean. They did place the severed piece of his thumb and a wrapped towel and dried and then put in the Ziploc bag". They severed piece of Victim's thumb was sewn back on by Physician Assistant.
  
  See attached witness statement from the operator, copies of the vessel registration and insurance. Victim's medical records from the Bullfrog Clinic and pictures of the injury,
  
  