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Emb-175 flight attendant reported suffering an injury during unexpected turbulence.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1554029 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201806 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | EMB ERJ 170/175 ER/LR |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Flight Attendant (On Duty) |
| Qualification | Flight Attendant Current |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Inflight Event / Encounter Weather / Turbulence |
Narrative:
I was finishing the last row with beverage service when unexpected turbulence hit. I was holding onto the cart so that it wouldn't injure any passengers. I was lifted for a second and landed wrong on my feet. I then hit my back on the bulkhead in the aft galley; then proceeded to hit my back again onto the corner of the jump seat. At that time I felt a very sharp and horrible pain in my back. At this point I was sitting up in a lot of pain crying in agony. Flight attendant-a notified the flight deck of the situation and paged for medical assistance. We did have a nurse and also a cps onboard. They attended to my injury and had me lay on my side which was so painful to do. At this point the captain came on a notified the passengers that we had to land and that medical personnel will be coming on board to assist me. I remained on the galley floor in pain the entire time we were landing until we got to the gate. I was taken off the aircraft and was immediately taken to the hospital.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: EMB-175 Flight Attendant reported suffering an injury during unexpected turbulence.
Narrative: I was finishing the last row with beverage service when unexpected turbulence hit. I was holding onto the cart so that it wouldn't injure any passengers. I was lifted for a second and landed wrong on my feet. I then hit my back on the bulkhead in the aft galley; then proceeded to hit my back again onto the corner of the jump seat. At that time I felt a very sharp and horrible pain in my back. At this point I was sitting up in a lot of pain crying in agony. Flight Attendant-A notified the flight deck of the situation and paged for medical assistance. We did have a nurse and also a CPS onboard. They attended to my injury and had me lay on my side which was so painful to do. At this point the Captain came on a notified the passengers that we had to land and that medical personnel will be coming on board to assist me. I remained on the galley floor in pain the entire time we were landing until we got to the gate. I was taken off the aircraft and was immediately taken to the hospital.
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.