Flight attendant report, B767-300-er, gru-dfw, personal injury due to galley equipment problems.

Attributes
ACN	440590
Time
Date	199906
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : sbbs.artcc
State Reference	FO
Environment
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : sbbs.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B767-300 and 300 ER
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight attendant : on duty
Qualification	flight attendant : currently qualified flight attendant aircraft qualified on : 7
Experience	flight attendant time airline total : 6 flight attendant time total : 6 flight attendant time type : 90
ASRS Report	440590
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight attendant : on duty
Qualification	flight attendant : currently qualified
Events
Anomaly	cabin event other
Independent Detector	other other : cab1
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft Environmental Factor Cabin Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Company

Narrative:

After the main cabin meal service, I went to throw trash away in the main cabin galley. As I had my back turned, the galley flight attendant pulled an oven rack out of the meal cart to put back into the oven to keep warm. As I turned around, I backed into the metal oven rack, which wedged into the meal cart and did not move. As it hit my lower back, I quickly turned my head to see what happened. I had lower back and neck pain. The nurse at medical said I had muscle spasms in my lower back and probably had slight whiplash in my neck.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLT ATTENDANT RPT, B767-300-ER, GRU-DFW, PERSONAL INJURY DUE TO GALLEY EQUIP PROBS.

Narrative: AFTER THE MAIN CABIN MEAL SVC, I WENT TO THROW TRASH AWAY IN THE MAIN CABIN GALLEY. AS I HAD MY BACK TURNED, THE GALLEY FLT ATTENDANT PULLED AN OVEN RACK OUT OF THE MEAL CART TO PUT BACK INTO THE OVEN TO KEEP WARM. AS I TURNED AROUND, I BACKED INTO THE METAL OVEN RACK, WHICH WEDGED INTO THE MEAL CART AND DID NOT MOVE. AS IT HIT MY LOWER BACK, I QUICKLY TURNED MY HEAD TO SEE WHAT HAPPENED. I HAD LOWER BACK AND NECK PAIN. THE NURSE AT MEDICAL SAID I HAD MUSCLE SPASMS IN MY LOWER BACK AND PROBABLY HAD SLIGHT WHIPLASH IN MY NECK.

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.