RedactedNarrative: The operator was docking the boat at the pier and while the vessel was still moving forward he reached out and grabbed the post on the dock in an attempt to stop the forward momentum of the vessel. The vessel continued to move forward bending his arm backwards and driving in into a cleat that was on the deck of the vessel. The cleat was driven almost completely into his arm. The local Fire Department and EMS responded and had to cut the deck around the cleat in order to remove it from the boat. The operator was taken by ambulance to the local hospital with the cleat still in his arm.