A flight attendant was injured when the aircraft encountered turbulence.

Attributes
ACN	1198047
Time
Date	201408
Local Time Of Day	0601-1200
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Initial Approach
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Function	Flight Attendant (On Duty)
Qualification	Flight Attendant Current
Events
Anomaly	Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Other / Unknown Inflight Event / Encounter Weather / Turbulence

Narrative:

Upon the aircraft's sudden and abrupt ascent; I was thrown back-first into the aft galley [striking some structure with my] mid back; near the left shoulder blade while performing pre-landing safety duties.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A Flight Attendant was injured when the aircraft encountered turbulence.

Narrative: Upon the aircraft's sudden and abrupt ascent; I was thrown back-first into the aft galley [striking some structure with my] mid back; near the left shoulder blade while performing pre-landing safety duties.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.