Narrative:

During descent into iah, I anticipated some turbulence ahead. I called the purser and had the flight attendants be seated. The seat belt sign was already on. Several mins later, we encountered some jolts of turbulence as we descended through a cloud layer. I later discovered that the 2 flight attendants in the aft cabin were still cleaning the galley and not in their seats when the turbulence was encountered. As a result 1 flight attendant reported a minor scrape and the other some soreness in her back. They did not request or appear to need any medical attention. I asked the purser, when parked at the gate, if I gave them enough time to get in their seats before the turbulence. She confirmed that I had, in fact she said she went back and told the flight attendants personally 'the captain wants us down,' then went back up front to her seat well before the turbulence. I feel that had the flight attendants in the aft cabin had taken their seats when the purser told them I wanted them seated, this would not have happened.

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Title: PLT RPT, B737-300. ON DSCNT INTO IAH, CAPT FORECAST TURB, TOLD ALL CABIN ATTENDANTS TO BE SEATED. 2 REMAINED STANDING TO CLEAN UP, INJURED.

Narrative: DURING DSCNT INTO IAH, I ANTICIPATED SOME TURB AHEAD. I CALLED THE PURSER AND HAD THE FLT ATTENDANTS BE SEATED. THE SEAT BELT SIGN WAS ALREADY ON. SEVERAL MINS LATER, WE ENCOUNTERED SOME JOLTS OF TURB AS WE DSNDED THROUGH A CLOUD LAYER. I LATER DISCOVERED THAT THE 2 FLT ATTENDANTS IN THE AFT CABIN WERE STILL CLEANING THE GALLEY AND NOT IN THEIR SEATS WHEN THE TURB WAS ENCOUNTERED. AS A RESULT 1 FLT ATTENDANT RPTED A MINOR SCRAPE AND THE OTHER SOME SORENESS IN HER BACK. THEY DID NOT REQUEST OR APPEAR TO NEED ANY MEDICAL ATTN. I ASKED THE PURSER, WHEN PARKED AT THE GATE, IF I GAVE THEM ENOUGH TIME TO GET IN THEIR SEATS BEFORE THE TURB. SHE CONFIRMED THAT I HAD, IN FACT SHE SAID SHE WENT BACK AND TOLD THE FLT ATTENDANTS PERSONALLY 'THE CAPT WANTS US DOWN,' THEN WENT BACK UP FRONT TO HER SEAT WELL BEFORE THE TURB. I FEEL THAT HAD THE FLT ATTENDANTS IN THE AFT CABIN HAD TAKEN THEIR SEATS WHEN THE PURSER TOLD THEM I WANTED THEM SEATED, THIS WOULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED.

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.