Cabin attendant report, B757, dfw-sju, turbulence over caribbean. Cabin attendant injured.

Attributes
ACN	457964
Time
Date	199911
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : tjzs.artcc
State Reference	PR
Environment
Weather Elements	Turbulence
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : tjzs.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B757 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight attendant : on duty
Qualification	flight attendant : currently qualified
Experience	flight attendant time airline total : 1.2 flight attendant time total : 1.2
ASRS Report	457964
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 other inflight encounter : turbulence
Independent Detector	other other : 1
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Weather
Primary Problem	Weather

Narrative:

I (flight attendant #2) was in the aft galley looking for a liquor insert, when turbulence hit us, making me fall on my back, hitting my head with the jump seat and my left elbow with the floor. This resulted in a big bump on the back of my head and cut on my elbow.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CABIN ATTENDANT RPT, B757, DFW-SJU, TURB OVER CARIBBEAN. CABIN ATTENDANT INJURED.

Narrative: I (FLT ATTENDANT #2) WAS IN THE AFT GALLEY LOOKING FOR A LIQUOR INSERT, WHEN TURB HIT US, MAKING ME FALL ON MY BACK, HITTING MY HEAD WITH THE JUMP SEAT AND MY L ELBOW WITH THE FLOOR. THIS RESULTED IN A BIG BUMP ON THE BACK OF MY HEAD AND CUT ON MY ELBOW.

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.