RedactedNarrative: On September 22, 2018 at approximately 5:30 PM I, Officer First Class, received a call from the Department of Natural Resources Dispatcher to respond to a reported boat accident with injuries on the Patuxent River in Dunkirk, Md.
  While en-route, I received an update that the victim in this case was being transported by the Dunkirk Fire Department ambulance to Union Memorial Hospital in Baltimore Maryland.
  I arrived on scene at approximately 6:05 PM and spoke to a witness to the accident. Witness stated that she was waiting on her dock to be picked up by Operator to go out for an evening boat ride. Operator was pulling up to her dock in his boat, a Suntracker Party Barge 20 with Maryland Registration 6171CF at approximately 5:20 PM. He was maneuvering the boat along side of the dock when the starboard side rear section of the boat struck the piling at the end of the pier. Witness stated that she saw Victim fall and then heard her scream in pain. Witness could not provide any further details on the incident.
  I contacted the Duty Officer and advised him of the situation. It was determined that I would not transit to the hospital at that time, but wait for Victim to return to their residence on the following day.
  On Sunday, September 23, 2018, I arrived at the residence at approximately 4:10 PM to conduct my interviews. Operator stated that as he was approaching the dock to pick up Witness he brought the boat into neutral and then into reverse to pull the back half of the boat along the pier. At this point he said the boat surged forward he returned the throttle to neutral. At this point the vessel struck the piling at the end of the pier and Victim fell down. He attempted a second reverse thrust, and again the boat went forward. The boat again struck the piling, however this time Victim's right hand was caught in between the boat and the piling. Operator wrapped his wife's hand in paper towels and returned to his dock which was approximately 100 yards away. They contacted 9-1-1 and went to the house to wait for the ambulance. The detailed account of the incident was corroborated by the witness.
  Operator stated that he looked at his boat on Sunday morning and he believes that the mechanical linkage from the throttle to the outboard motor malfunctioned causing the forward surge of the vessel when the throttle is moved into the reverse position.
  Victim sustained injuries on her right hand. She has lacerations to her pinky and ring finger of her right hand and had the tip of her middle finger de-gloved during the incident. She received stitches on her ring and pinky fingers and her middle finger was amputated just below the nail bed. She was released from the hospital that same day.
  All events occurred in Calvert County, Maryland.
  This case is closed.