RedactedNarrative: Operator was at the Illini State Park boat ramp testing out a personal watercraft(PWC) motor when the watercraft caught on fire. Operator had been working on PWC. Operator had been working on the motor to make sure it ran. 
  
  Operator had loaded the PWC onto a trailer and had backed the trailer into the water just enough to see if the jet would push water. The motor started up but died when Operator increased the throttle. Operator opened up the engine compartment and attempted to start the motor. 
  
  When he turned the ignition the engine compartment burst into flames. The force of the fire threw Operator off the PWC and into the water. Operator and some bystanders were able to put the fire out with buckets of water. The cause of the fire was a disconnected fuel line. 
  
  Operator received burns to both hands, right arm and the right side of his face.
  