RedactedNarrative: On 9/10/17 at approximately 5:00 PM, I, CPO was conducting boat enforcement at Diversey Harbor. I observed a teal/black/orange PWC being operated towards the boat launch at faster than No-Wake speed. I observed the operator, later identified as Operator, holding his left hand over his left eye. I also noticed the color of his face was much darker than the color of his arms and neck. I observed Operator through my binoculars and saw what I thought was blood on Operator’s face.
  
  I met Operator on the dock, as he was dismounting his PWC. The left side of Operator’s face was covered in blood and he was covering his eye with his left hand. I asked Operator what happened. Operator stated he hit a wave which caused him to strike his face against his handlebars. I walked Operator back to my squad and got him seated on the tailgate. I requested an ambulance through ISP Communications. 
  
  I began cleaning Operator’s face with gauze and alcohol wipes to find the source of the bleeding. I noticed a laceration on his lower left eyelid, right at the eyelashes. I asked Operator if he ever lost vision. Operator said he lost vision for a second, but thought it was because of the blood. Operator said he never lost consciousness. Operator said he could see out of his left eye but it was blurry. I gave Operator a gauze pad and instructed him to hold firm, steady pressure on the wound and wait for the ambulance. 
  
  Witness stated that Operator was traveling north perpendicular with the waves, then Witness looked over and Operator had popped-up sideways out of the waves. 
  
  Operator allowed Witness to load up his PWC. 
  
  At approximately 5:15 PM, CFD Ambulance #6 arrived and began treating Operator. At 5:23 PM, Operator was transported to Illinois Masonic Medical Center for treatment. 
  
  I spoke with Witness and inspected Operator''s PWC for damage and safety equipment. Operator was wearing a PFD and his cut-off lanyard when I observed him operating. Operator''s PWC did not have a fire extinguisher, visual signaling devices, and no registration displayed. 
  
  Prior to departing, I provided both Witness and Operator with my business card and told them to contact me if they had any questions. I also advised them I would be completing a boat accident report and would be in-touch with them both in the coming days.
  
  On 9/11/17, Operator emailed me and advised that beyond the noted laceration, he also fractured the medial wall and floor of his orbital bone. 
  
  On 11/13, I met with Operator and gave him the Operator Form for watercraft accidents and instructed him to complete it and return it to IDNR via mail.  Operator was also issued a written warning for: Improper Registration Display, No Flares when Required, and No fire extinguisher.
  