Flight attendant report regarding injury during turbulence.

Attributes
ACN	423650
Time
Date	199811
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : dfw
State Reference	TX
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Super 80
Flight Phase	cruise other descent other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight attendant : on duty
Qualification	other other : other
ASRS Report	423650
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

The service was over and I was putting the folding shelf away and stowing away everything due to light turbulence. The shelf slipped out of my hand and as I reached for it, I hit my elbow on the 1/2 cart. I went directly to medical to have an x-ray. From dfw to atl the captain called and said there is going to be turbulence. As I was putting things away, I lost my balance and reached for the handhold and hit my left elbow on the 'walrus teeth' (prongs that hold the cart in place). I reported it to the captain and he wrote it on my report.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLT ATTENDANT RPT REGARDING INJURY DURING TURB.

Narrative: THE SVC WAS OVER AND I WAS PUTTING THE FOLDING SHELF AWAY AND STOWING AWAY EVERYTHING DUE TO LIGHT TURB. THE SHELF SLIPPED OUT OF MY HAND AND AS I REACHED FOR IT, I HIT MY ELBOW ON THE 1/2 CART. I WENT DIRECTLY TO MEDICAL TO HAVE AN X-RAY. FROM DFW TO ATL THE CAPT CALLED AND SAID THERE IS GOING TO BE TURB. AS I WAS PUTTING THINGS AWAY, I LOST MY BAL AND REACHED FOR THE HANDHOLD AND HIT MY L ELBOW ON THE 'WALRUS TEETH' (PRONGS THAT HOLD THE CART IN PLACE). I RPTED IT TO THE CAPT AND HE WROTE IT ON MY RPT.

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.