MD80 flight attendant is scalded by exploding coffee pack while retrieving coffee pot.

Attributes
ACN	719772
Time
Date	200612
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Series (DC-9-80) 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 flight attendant aircraft qualified on : 6
Experience	flight attendant time airline total : 29.5 flight attendant time total : 29.5 flight attendant time type : 90
ASRS Report	719772
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Events
Anomaly	cabin event other
Independent Detector	other other : 1
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft Cabin Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Coffee pack exploded upon completion of brew cycle and attempted retrieval of pot. Right wrist scalded and burns of second degree nature on wrist and right arm. Upon examination of coffee pack; tear was apparent down the entire seam on the bottom of pack. This tear was either caused by a defect in the actual pack; or by abnormal pressure by hot water in coffee maker. Paramedics met flight and after treating with cold compresses advised me to seek medical attention.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MD80 FLT ATTENDANT IS SCALDED BY EXPLODING COFFEE PACK WHILE RETRIEVING COFFEE POT.

Narrative: COFFEE PACK EXPLODED UPON COMPLETION OF BREW CYCLE AND ATTEMPTED RETRIEVAL OF POT. R WRIST SCALDED AND BURNS OF SECOND DEGREE NATURE ON WRIST AND R ARM. UPON EXAM OF COFFEE PACK; TEAR WAS APPARENT DOWN THE ENTIRE SEAM ON THE BOTTOM OF PACK. THIS TEAR WAS EITHER CAUSED BY A DEFECT IN THE ACTUAL PACK; OR BY ABNORMAL PRESSURE BY HOT WATER IN COFFEE MAKER. PARAMEDICS MET FLT AND AFTER TREATING WITH COLD COMPRESSES ADVISED ME TO SEEK MEDICAL ATTN.

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.