<< >> NASA ASRS Report 1008802, April 2012

A B757 galley coffee maker exploded injuring a flight attendant after it spewed hot coffee grounds on her face; eyes; mouth; neck and chest.

Attributes
ACN	1008802
Time
Date	201204
Local Time Of Day	1201-1800
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZZ.ARTCC
State Reference	FO
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	B757 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Cruise
Route In Use	Oceanic
Flight Plan	IFR
Component
Aircraft Component	Galley Furnishing
Person 1
Function	Flight Attendant (On Duty)
Qualification	Flight Attendant Current
Person 2
Function	Pilot Flying Captain
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Illness

Narrative:

Flight attendant on board aircraft in galley. Coffee machine exploded. Hot coffee grounds spewed on working flight attendant [causing injury] to face; eyes; mouth; neck; chest. Medical personnel on aircraft tended to emergency. Emergency landing at our destination. Paramedics met flight. Ambulance arrived; [flight attendant] taken to hospital for treatment.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B757 galley coffee maker exploded injuring a Flight Attendant after it spewed hot coffee grounds on her face; eyes; mouth; neck and chest.

Narrative: Flight Attendant on board aircraft in galley. Coffee machine exploded. Hot coffee grounds spewed on working Flight Attendant [causing injury] to face; eyes; mouth; neck; chest. Medical personnel on aircraft tended to emergency. Emergency landing at our destination. Paramedics met flight. Ambulance arrived; [Flight Attendant] taken to hospital for treatment.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2013 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.