A flight attendant on a B737 was injured in a fall during a fast taxi to the takeoff runway.

Attributes
ACN	700747
Time
Date	200606
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : cyyz.airport
State Reference	FL
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : cyyz.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737-800
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight attendant : on duty
Qualification	flight attendant : currently qualified flight attendant aircraft qualified on : 3
Experience	flight attendant time airline total : 25 flight attendant time total : 25 flight attendant time type : 100
ASRS Report	700747
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : 1
Resolutory Action	none taken : insufficient time
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Cabin Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

While we taxied to the runway; I was literally thrown; right arm first; into the base of the #2 jumpseat. I tried to break the fall; but couldn't. We were taxiing fast and making quick turns as we headed to the runway. I caught myself a couple of times but the third turn threw me with little to grab on to. I flew into the base of my jumpseat; elbow first with the weight of my body slamming the same spot. I immediately iced my arm; let the #4 flight attendant do the safety checks and strapped myself into my jumpseat (immediate takeoff following my fall) minus my right shoulder harness. After 1 hour into the flight; I called the pilots to remove me from my next flight since I could no longer evacuate/evacuation an airplane. The pain was not subsiding. I was also having trouble making a fist and pressing my forefinger and thumb together and felt queasy in my stomach. The captain acknowledged that he was taxiing aggressively. There have been other times I have experienced this erratic type of taxiing to the takeoff runway with other pilots. We should be warned of a quick taxi so flight attendants can take precautions; such as taking a seat and strapping in!

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A FLT ATTENDANT ON A B737 WAS INJURED IN A FALL DURING A FAST TAXI TO THE TKOF RWY.

Narrative: WHILE WE TAXIED TO THE RWY; I WAS LITERALLY THROWN; R ARM FIRST; INTO THE BASE OF THE #2 JUMPSEAT. I TRIED TO BREAK THE FALL; BUT COULDN'T. WE WERE TAXIING FAST AND MAKING QUICK TURNS AS WE HEADED TO THE RWY. I CAUGHT MYSELF A COUPLE OF TIMES BUT THE THIRD TURN THREW ME WITH LITTLE TO GRAB ON TO. I FLEW INTO THE BASE OF MY JUMPSEAT; ELBOW FIRST WITH THE WT OF MY BODY SLAMMING THE SAME SPOT. I IMMEDIATELY ICED MY ARM; LET THE #4 FLT ATTENDANT DO THE SAFETY CHKS AND STRAPPED MYSELF INTO MY JUMPSEAT (IMMEDIATE TKOF FOLLOWING MY FALL) MINUS MY R SHOULDER HARNESS. AFTER 1 HR INTO THE FLT; I CALLED THE PLTS TO REMOVE ME FROM MY NEXT FLT SINCE I COULD NO LONGER EVAC AN AIRPLANE. THE PAIN WAS NOT SUBSIDING. I WAS ALSO HAVING TROUBLE MAKING A FIST AND PRESSING MY FOREFINGER AND THUMB TOGETHER AND FELT QUEASY IN MY STOMACH. THE CAPT ACKNOWLEDGED THAT HE WAS TAXIING AGGRESSIVELY. THERE HAVE BEEN OTHER TIMES I HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS ERRATIC TYPE OF TAXIING TO THE TKOF RWY WITH OTHER PLTS. WE SHOULD BE WARNED OF A QUICK TAXI SO FLT ATTENDANTS CAN TAKE PRECAUTIONS; SUCH AS TAKING A SEAT AND STRAPPING IN!

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.