Narrative:

Moderate to severe turbulence during this time. 1 meal tray remained out in cabin. Turbulence severe enough for all crew to be strapped in jumpseats. Passenger's child became very frightened due to the bumping and rocking of aircraft. Parent picked up child to comfort her. His meal tray was very much in the way of child's kicking legs. He asked me to collect his tray. I answered from my jumpseat that I would as soon as safe. I felt a lull in the turbulence, jumped up, grabbed tray with left hand, held on west right. Ran into galley to shove tray in open cart. Held on to galley counter with right hand, knelt down to put tray away, turbulence began again severely. I lost balance, fell away from right side while still hanging on. Diagnosed with tear to right rotator cuff requiring surgery.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MD80 CABIN ATTENDANT RECEIVES INJURY DUE TO TURB.

Narrative: MODERATE TO SEVERE TURB DURING THIS TIME. 1 MEAL TRAY REMAINED OUT IN CABIN. TURB SEVERE ENOUGH FOR ALL CREW TO BE STRAPPED IN JUMPSEATS. PAX'S CHILD BECAME VERY FRIGHTENED DUE TO THE BUMPING AND ROCKING OF ACFT. PARENT PICKED UP CHILD TO COMFORT HER. HIS MEAL TRAY WAS VERY MUCH IN THE WAY OF CHILD'S KICKING LEGS. HE ASKED ME TO COLLECT HIS TRAY. I ANSWERED FROM MY JUMPSEAT THAT I WOULD AS SOON AS SAFE. I FELT A LULL IN THE TURB, JUMPED UP, GRABBED TRAY WITH L HAND, HELD ON W RIGHT. RAN INTO GALLEY TO SHOVE TRAY IN OPEN CART. HELD ON TO GALLEY COUNTER WITH R HAND, KNELT DOWN TO PUT TRAY AWAY, TURB BEGAN AGAIN SEVERELY. I LOST BAL, FELL AWAY FROM R SIDE WHILE STILL HANGING ON. DIAGNOSED WITH TEAR TO R ROTATOR CUFF REQUIRING SURGERY.

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.