Cabin attendant of medium large transport strikes head on galley door and captain diverts to land.

Attributes
ACN	276956
Time
Date	199407
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : pit
State Reference	PA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 31000 msl bound upper : 31000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	cruise other
Route In Use	enroute airway : zob
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 9800 flight time type : 3700
ASRS Report	276956
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 6000 flight time type : 1800
ASRS Report	276967
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	other Other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

En route from lga to cle, lead flight attendant advised that B flight attendant had cut her head after bumping it on galley door. I decided to divert to pit, which was the nearest suitable airport, to obtain medical attention. Then, the injured flight attendant called on the interphone and said she was ok and to continue on to cle. We advised ATC and company that we would not divert, but, after further consideration, decided that diverting to pit would be the appropriate course of action. We landed in pit, where medical attention was administered to the injured flight attendant. Got a replacement flight attendant and continued on to cle.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CABIN ATTENDANT OF MLG STRIKES HEAD ON GALLEY DOOR AND CAPT DIVERTS TO LAND.

Narrative: ENRTE FROM LGA TO CLE, LEAD FLT ATTENDANT ADVISED THAT B FLT ATTENDANT HAD CUT HER HEAD AFTER BUMPING IT ON GALLEY DOOR. I DECIDED TO DIVERT TO PIT, WHICH WAS THE NEAREST SUITABLE ARPT, TO OBTAIN MEDICAL ATTN. THEN, THE INJURED FLT ATTENDANT CALLED ON THE INTERPHONE AND SAID SHE WAS OK AND TO CONTINUE ON TO CLE. WE ADVISED ATC AND COMPANY THAT WE WOULD NOT DIVERT, BUT, AFTER FURTHER CONSIDERATION, DECIDED THAT DIVERTING TO PIT WOULD BE THE APPROPRIATE COURSE OF ACTION. WE LANDED IN PIT, WHERE MEDICAL ATTN WAS ADMINISTERED TO THE INJURED FLT ATTENDANT. GOT A REPLACEMENT FLT ATTENDANT AND CONTINUED ON TO CLE.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 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.