An ATR42 cabin attendant reports being injured during a wake turbulence incident.

Attributes
ACN	349916
Time
Date	199608
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ord
State Reference	IL
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : ord
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	ATR 42
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	descent : approach descent other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight attendant : on duty
Qualification	other other : other
ASRS Report	349916
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	inflight encounter other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Coming in to ord, about 10 mins out from landing, we hit wake turbulence and I was standing in galley. It threw me across the galley and my head hit the aircraft stairs. I was not unconscious or dizzy. I had a knot on the left side of my head. My supervisor took me to emergency room and I was released. 5 days later I became ill (vertigo). The doctor diagnosed my illness as post concussive syndrome resulting from a direct hit to the head. I was off work till oct/xx/96.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN ATR42 CABIN ATTENDANT RPTS BEING INJURED DURING A WAKE TURB INCIDENT.

Narrative: COMING IN TO ORD, ABOUT 10 MINS OUT FROM LNDG, WE HIT WAKE TURB AND I WAS STANDING IN GALLEY. IT THREW ME ACROSS THE GALLEY AND MY HEAD HIT THE ACFT STAIRS. I WAS NOT UNCONSCIOUS OR DIZZY. I HAD A KNOT ON THE L SIDE OF MY HEAD. MY SUPVR TOOK ME TO EMER ROOM AND I WAS RELEASED. 5 DAYS LATER I BECAME ILL (VERTIGO). THE DOCTOR DIAGNOSED MY ILLNESS AS POST CONCUSSIVE SYNDROME RESULTING FROM A DIRECT HIT TO THE HEAD. I WAS OFF WORK TILL OCT/XX/96.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 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.