Erj-170 flight attendant reported she and the other flight attendant were injured while they were wo...

Narrative:

The other flight attendant and I were preparing the cart for beverage service. [The other flight attendant] was breaking some ice up that was too chunky to scoop out for drinks. Suddenly; with no warning or prior turbulence; we hit the edge of a storm or something. [The other flight attendant] hit the wall and ceiling. I flew into the exit door; hitting my head; then once again slid the opposite way and was yanked violently into the air where I smashed my head into the ceiling. Disoriented; I was thrown back down; landing onto my right knee. The service cart was still out and we could not control it so the service cart started to essentially crush me as there was too much pressure for me to even stand up - every time I tried I was knocked down again. [The other flight attendant] used his strength to get it away from me but by doing this he was also slammed into the exit door with the service cart smashing into his stomach. [The incident lasted] about 12 seconds. No passengers were injured. We both went down the aisle and asked everyone; also making an announcement. First class passenger's drinks flew into the air and spilled on them; however no glass was broken. I asked each parent holding a lap child; twice; if they were for sure okay.it cannot be prevented if we hit something they could not see - but hopefully it does not happen to anyone else. We were both extremely vulnerable and it is amazing no passengers were injured.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ERJ-170 Flight Attendant reported she and the other Flight Attendant were injured while they were working in the galley during a sudden turbulence encounter.

Narrative: The other FA and I were preparing the cart for beverage service. [The other FA] was breaking some ice up that was too chunky to scoop out for drinks. Suddenly; with no warning or prior turbulence; we hit the edge of a storm or something. [The other FA] hit the wall and ceiling. I flew into the exit door; hitting my head; then once again slid the opposite way and was yanked violently into the air where I smashed my head into the ceiling. Disoriented; I was thrown back down; landing onto my right knee. The service cart was still out and we could not control it so the service cart started to essentially crush me as there was too much pressure for me to even stand up - every time I tried I was knocked down again. [The other FA] used his strength to get it away from me but by doing this he was also slammed into the exit door with the service cart smashing into his stomach. [The incident lasted] about 12 seconds. No passengers were injured. We both went down the aisle and asked everyone; also making an announcement. First Class passenger's drinks flew into the air and spilled on them; however no glass was broken. I asked each parent holding a lap child; twice; if they were for sure okay.It cannot be prevented if we hit something they could not see - but hopefully it does not happen to anyone else. We were both extremely vulnerable and it is amazing no passengers were injured.

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	1412579
Time
Date	201612
Local Time Of Day	0601-1200
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	EMB ERJ 170/175 ER/LR
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Cruise
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Function	Flight Attendant (On Duty)
Qualification	Flight Attendant Current
Experience	Flight Attendant Airline Total 0 Flight Attendant Total 0
Events
Anomaly	Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Illness Inflight Event / Encounter Weather / Turbulence

Erj-170 flight attendant reported she and the other flight attendant were injured while they were working in the galley during a sudden turbulence encounter.