B777 flight attendant describes a fall by another flight attendant attempting to negotiate the steep...

Narrative:

Another cabin crewmember was on break; and awoke mid-break needing to use the lavatory. There were lights on in the bunk area; individual bunks are curtained off to provide darkness. (The crew bunk area has a very low ceiling; so most people must walk bent over at the waist; which alters the center of gravity.) as she began to descend the stairs to the main deck; she caught her toe (on carpet?) and fell down the steep and narrow stairs; landing at the bottom with her left leg underneath her. She suffered a bruised arm and back; and her left ankle was bleeding profusely from scraping; and the left foot was also badly bruised and swollen. Nearby flight attendants (fas) (not on break) heard her fall and extricated her from the stairwell. One flight attendant; who happens to be a nurse; cleaned the lesions on her ankle and dressed the wound. The injured crewmember was unable to put weight on her left foot; and therefore was unable to continue her duties; she spent the remainder of the flight in a passenger seat with her foot elevated. Upon arrival; she was transported through the terminal to the crew bus via wheelchair. After going to the hotel; I accompanied her (along with a third crewmember) to the local hospital; where she had her foot and ankle x-rayed; cleaned and re-bandaged. The physician on duty informed us that there were no obvious fractures; but that she should see a physician on return to the us. She deadheaded home on our return flight.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B777 Flight Attendant describes a fall by another Flight Attendant attempting to negotiate the steep stairs down to the main deck from the overhead flight attendant rest area.

Narrative: Another Cabin Crewmember was on break; and awoke mid-break needing to use the lavatory. There were lights on in the bunk area; individual bunks are curtained off to provide darkness. (The crew bunk area has a very low ceiling; so most people must walk bent over at the waist; which alters the center of gravity.) As she began to descend the stairs to the main deck; she caught her toe (on carpet?) and fell down the steep and narrow stairs; landing at the bottom with her left leg underneath her. She suffered a bruised arm and back; and her left ankle was bleeding profusely from scraping; and the left foot was also badly bruised and swollen. Nearby Flight Attendants (FAs) (not on break) heard her fall and extricated her from the stairwell. One FA; who happens to be a nurse; cleaned the lesions on her ankle and dressed the wound. The injured crewmember was unable to put weight on her left foot; and therefore was unable to continue her duties; she spent the remainder of the flight in a passenger seat with her foot elevated. Upon arrival; she was transported through the terminal to the crew bus via wheelchair. After going to the hotel; I accompanied her (along with a third crewmember) to the local hospital; where she had her foot and ankle x-rayed; cleaned and re-bandaged. The physician on duty informed us that there were no obvious fractures; but that she should see a physician on return to the US. She deadheaded home on our return flight.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.

Attributes
ACN	1223751
Time
Date	201412
Local Time Of Day	0001-0600
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	B777 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Cruise
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Function	Flight Attendant In Charge
Experience	Flight Attendant Airline Total 41 Flight Attendant Number Of Acft Qualified On 4 Flight Attendant Total 41 Flight Attendant Type 60
Events
Anomaly	Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Illness

B777 flight attendant describes a fall by another flight attendant attempting to negotiate the steep stairs down to the main deck from the overhead flight attendant rest area.