Flight attendant report, B767, lax-jfk, flight attendant self injury from serving tongs.

Attributes
ACN	454784
Time
Date	199909
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
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 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight attendant : on duty
Qualification	flight attendant : currently qualified flight attendant aircraft qualified on : 6
Experience	flight attendant time airline total : 1.2 flight attendant time total : 1.2 flight attendant time type : 70
ASRS Report	454784
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight attendant : on duty
Qualification	flight attendant : currently qualified
Events
Anomaly	cabin event other
Independent Detector	other other : 1
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Company Cabin Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Cabin Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

As we were preparing for landing, hot towels were served in business class. A pair of tongs was given to me to store and as I put them on an insert, my hand slid, and my thumb was cut.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLT ATTENDANT RPT, B767, LAX-JFK, FLT ATTENDANT SELF INJURY FROM SERVING TONGS.

Narrative: AS WE WERE PREPARING FOR LNDG, HOT TOWELS WERE SERVED IN BUSINESS CLASS. A PAIR OF TONGS WAS GIVEN TO ME TO STORE AND AS I PUT THEM ON AN INSERT, MY HAND SLID, AND MY THUMB WAS CUT.

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.