B737-700 flight attendant reported that her hand was impaled by a wire spring inside a galley compar...

Narrative:

Upon preparing the galley for arrival; I was stowing items in [a] compartment below oven in back galley. We were in turbulence and the compartment door was inop. It didn't retract and stay. It was flapping. My hand moved inside compartment and it was 'fish hooked' to wire spring that was sticking out underneath compartment door. The spring wasn't visible from the outside of the compartment door. Therefore; after calling for medical personnel and an aircraft mechanic; I was forced to land standing in galley with my hand lodged underneath the compartment. Both the medical personnel onboard and the mechanic were unsuccessful in assisting with the release of my hand. Emts and mechanics boarded in [destination airport] and finally; my hand was released from the compartment door.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B737-700 Flight Attendant reported that her hand was impaled by a wire spring inside a galley compartment. It took medical personnel and a Mechanic to release her hand after arrival at destination.

Narrative: Upon preparing the galley for arrival; I was stowing items in [a] compartment below oven in back galley. We were in turbulence and the compartment door was inop. It didn't retract and stay. It was flapping. My hand moved inside compartment and it was 'fish hooked' to wire spring that was sticking out underneath compartment door. The spring wasn't visible from the outside of the compartment door. Therefore; after calling for medical personnel and an aircraft mechanic; I was forced to land standing in galley with my hand lodged underneath the compartment. Both the medical personnel onboard and the mechanic were unsuccessful in assisting with the release of my hand. EMTs and mechanics boarded in [destination airport] and finally; my hand was released from the compartment door.

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	1398422
Time
Date	201610
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	B737-700
Flight Phase	Initial Approach
Component
Aircraft Component	Galley Furnishing
Person 1
Function	Flight Attendant (On Duty)
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe

B737-700 flight attendant reported that her hand was impaled by a wire spring inside a galley compartment. It took medical personnel and a mechanic to release her hand after arrival at destination.