Cabin attendant report, B757, lax-mia. Encountered clear air turbulence and cabin attendant injured. Captain called for medical assistance in mia.

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Attributes
ACN	497031
Time
Date	200012
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : zfw.artcc
State Reference	TX
Environment
Weather Elements	Turbulence
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zfw.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B757-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight attendant : on duty oversight : flight attendant in charge
Qualification	flight attendant : currently qualified flight attendant aircraft qualified on : 6
Experience	flight attendant time airline total : 14 flight attendant time total : 14 flight attendant time type : 65
ASRS Report	497031
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight attendant : on duty
Qualification	flight attendant : currently qualified
Events
Anomaly	inflight encounter : turbulence inflight encounter : weather
Independent Detector	other other : cab #1
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Cabin Crew Human Performance Weather
Primary Problem	Weather

Narrative:

2 hours into the flight, our aircraft encountered clear air turbulence. Flight attendant #2 was thrown against the aft galley door 4L, and hit his head. I informed the captain to send a message to mia for a manager to meet the flight to take the flight attendant to medical.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CABIN ATTENDANT RPT, B757, LAX-MIA. ENCOUNTERED CLR AIR TURB AND CABIN ATTENDANT INJURED. CAPT CALLED FOR MEDICAL ASSISTANCE IN MIA.

Narrative: 2 HRS INTO THE FLT, OUR ACFT ENCOUNTERED CLR AIR TURB. FLT ATTENDANT #2 WAS THROWN AGAINST THE AFT GALLEY DOOR 4L, AND HIT HIS HEAD. I INFORMED THE CAPT TO SEND A MESSAGE TO MIA FOR A MGR TO MEET THE FLT TO TAKE THE FLT ATTENDANT TO MEDICAL.

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.