<< >> NASA ASRS Report 459728, December 1999

Cabin attendant report, S80, jax-dfw, predep setup of first class galley. Cabin attendant self-injury on aluminum tray.

Attributes
ACN	459728
Time
Date	199912
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : jax.airport
State Reference	FL
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	MD-80 Super 80
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : preflight ground : parked
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 : 7 flight attendant time total : 7 flight attendant time type : 80
ASRS Report	459728
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight attendant : on duty oversight : flight attendant in charge
Qualification	flight attendant : currently qualified
Events
Anomaly	cabin event other
Independent Detector	other other : 1
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Company Cabin Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Cabin Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

My thumb was cut open on aluminum tray holding the hot towels. Apparently it had been creased and the edge broken before it got to me. I reached into the insert to pull out the towels and it sliced the end of my thumb.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CABIN ATTENDANT RPT, S80, JAX-DFW, PREDEP SETUP OF FIRST CLASS GALLEY. CABIN ATTENDANT SELF-INJURY ON ALUMINUM TRAY.

Narrative: MY THUMB WAS CUT OPEN ON ALUMINUM TRAY HOLDING THE HOT TOWELS. APPARENTLY IT HAD BEEN CREASED AND THE EDGE BROKEN BEFORE IT GOT TO ME. I REACHED INTO THE INSERT TO PULL OUT THE TOWELS AND IT SLICED THE END OF MY THUMB.

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.