Flight attendant report on self injury on B767-200 lax-jfk.

Attributes
ACN	436531
Time
Date	199905
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : zny.artcc
State Reference	NY
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zny.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B767-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	descent : intermediate altitude
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight attendant : on duty
Qualification	flight attendant : currently qualified flight attendant aircraft qualified on : 5
Experience	flight attendant time airline total : 19 flight attendant time total : 19 flight attendant time type : 99
ASRS Report	436531
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight attendant : on duty oversight : flight attendant in charge
Qualification	flight attendant : currently qualified
Events
Anomaly	cabin event : passenger misconduct cabin event other
Independent Detector	other other : #1
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Environmental Factor Company Aircraft Cabin Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Cabin Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

Passenger attached (to set headset jack) headset laying in aisle. It caught my ankle. I tripped, felt something pull in my left knee. Passenger never apologized. When I handed her headset back to her she was awake and witnessed it occur.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLT ATTENDANT RPT ON SELF INJURY ON B767-200 LAX-JFK.

Narrative: PAX ATTACHED (TO SET HEADSET JACK) HEADSET LAYING IN AISLE. IT CAUGHT MY ANKLE. I TRIPPED, FELT SOMETHING PULL IN MY L KNEE. PAX NEVER APOLOGIZED. WHEN I HANDED HER HEADSET BACK TO HER SHE WAS AWAKE AND WITNESSED IT OCCUR.

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.