MD80 flight attendant is injured during a turbulence encounter while performing her duties.

Attributes
ACN	734907
Time
Date	200704
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dfw.airport
State Reference	TX
Environment
Weather Elements	Turbulence
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	descent : intermediate altitude
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight attendant : on duty
Qualification	flight attendant : currently qualified flight attendant aircraft qualified on : 5
Experience	flight attendant time airline total : 28 flight attendant time total : 28 flight attendant time type : 98
ASRS Report	734907
Events
Anomaly	cabin event other inflight encounter : turbulence
Independent Detector	other other : 1
Resolutory Action	none taken : insufficient time
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Weather
Primary Problem	Weather

Narrative:

I was putting trash into the cart. Turbulence pushed me over onto the oven hinge causing a gash and 1/2 dollar size bump/bruise over my right eye on the forehead.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MD80 FLIGHT ATTENDANT IS INJURED DURING A TURBULENCE ENCOUNTER WHILE PERFORMING HER DUTIES.

Narrative: I WAS PUTTING TRASH INTO THE CART. TURB PUSHED ME OVER ONTO THE OVEN HINGE CAUSING A GASH AND 1/2 DOLLAR SIZE BUMP/BRUISE OVER MY R EYE ON THE FOREHEAD.

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.