B767 cabin attendant was injured by a food cart falling on her foot during air turbulence.

Attributes
ACN	512124
Time
Date	200105
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Weather Elements	Turbulence
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zzz.artcc tower : ewr.tower
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
Experience	flight attendant time airline total : 8.75 flight attendant time total : 8.75 flight attendant time type : 100
ASRS Report	512124
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Events
Anomaly	cabin event other inflight encounter : turbulence
Independent Detector	other other : 1
Resolutory Action	none taken : insufficient time none taken : unable
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Cabin Crew Human Performance Weather
Primary Problem	Weather

Narrative:

Unexpected turbulence hit and a meal cart fell on a crew member's foot. Pilot had called the #1 flight attendant (purser) to inform her, but by the time they stopped talking, it was too late for her to inform the rest of the crew. If the captain had just aid over the PA 'flight attendants take your seats,' this accident could have been prevented. Also, he told us pre-flight that he expected turbulence for 1/2 of the flight. Yet, he continued to keep turning the seatbelt sign on and off. There could have been a lot more injuries because of his actions.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B767 CABIN ATTENDANT WAS INJURED BY A FOOD CART FALLING ON HER FOOT DURING AIR TURB.

Narrative: UNEXPECTED TURB HIT AND A MEAL CART FELL ON A CREW MEMBER'S FOOT. PLT HAD CALLED THE #1 FLT ATTENDANT (PURSER) TO INFORM HER, BUT BY THE TIME THEY STOPPED TALKING, IT WAS TOO LATE FOR HER TO INFORM THE REST OF THE CREW. IF THE CAPT HAD JUST AID OVER THE PA 'FLT ATTENDANTS TAKE YOUR SEATS,' THIS ACCIDENT COULD HAVE BEEN PREVENTED. ALSO, HE TOLD US PRE-FLT THAT HE EXPECTED TURB FOR 1/2 OF THE FLT. YET, HE CONTINUED TO KEEP TURNING THE SEATBELT SIGN ON AND OFF. THERE COULD HAVE BEEN A LOT MORE INJURIES BECAUSE OF HIS ACTIONS.

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.