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Waiting for hotel pickup in sfo, cabin attendant got grit in eye, borrowed eye drops, worked flight, then eye dilated. Pilot called medical in-flight.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 491330 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200010 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : zdv.artcc |
| State Reference | CO |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zdv.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B767 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| 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 |
| Experience | flight attendant time airline total : 29 flight attendant time total : 29 |
| ASRS Report | 491330 |
| 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 : cab #1 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Consequence | other other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Cabin Crew Human Performance Company |
| Primary Problem | Cabin Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
I got grit in the eye. I tried to wash it out with eye drops, which turned out to be for allergies. It caused extreme dilation of the pupil for 6 hours. I kept it covered during the flight. I went to an ophthalmologist the next day. There was no permanent injury. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: the reporter stated she got the grit in her eye while waiting for their crew pickup outside their layover hotel in sfo. She was in a lot of discomfort, and borrowed another flight attendant's allergy eye drops. After completing the fist meal service, she went into the lavatory and saw only black in her right eye, which was the dilated pupil. She had the pilots call their company's medical department to see what to do. They told her that the eye drops were designed to dry out the eyes, so this is what escalated the problem. She didn't work the rest of the flight.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: WAITING FOR HOTEL PICKUP IN SFO, CABIN ATTENDANT GOT GRIT IN EYE, BORROWED EYE DROPS, WORKED FLT, THEN EYE DILATED. PLT CALLED MEDICAL INFLT.
Narrative: I GOT GRIT IN THE EYE. I TRIED TO WASH IT OUT WITH EYE DROPS, WHICH TURNED OUT TO BE FOR ALLERGIES. IT CAUSED EXTREME DILATION OF THE PUPIL FOR 6 HRS. I KEPT IT COVERED DURING THE FLT. I WENT TO AN OPHTHALMOLOGIST THE NEXT DAY. THERE WAS NO PERMANENT INJURY. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THE RPTR STATED SHE GOT THE GRIT IN HER EYE WHILE WAITING FOR THEIR CREW PICKUP OUTSIDE THEIR LAYOVER HOTEL IN SFO. SHE WAS IN A LOT OF DISCOMFORT, AND BORROWED ANOTHER FLT ATTENDANT'S ALLERGY EYE DROPS. AFTER COMPLETING THE FIST MEAL SVC, SHE WENT INTO THE LAVATORY AND SAW ONLY BLACK IN HER R EYE, WHICH WAS THE DILATED PUPIL. SHE HAD THE PLTS CALL THEIR COMPANY'S MEDICAL DEPT TO SEE WHAT TO DO. THEY TOLD HER THAT THE EYE DROPS WERE DESIGNED TO DRY OUT THE EYES, SO THIS IS WHAT ESCALATED THE PROB. SHE DIDN'T WORK THE REST OF THE FLT.
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.