B757 cabin attendant injury due to turbulence during descent.

Attributes
ACN	533345
Time
Date	200112
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zfw.airport
State Reference	TX
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Weather Elements	Rain Turbulence Fog
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zfw.artcc
Make Model Name	B757 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight attendant : on duty
Qualification	flight attendant : currently qualified flight attendant aircraft qualified on : 9
Experience	flight attendant time airline total : 2.5 flight attendant time total : 2.5 flight attendant time type : 30
ASRS Report	533345
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Events
Anomaly	cabin event other inflight encounter : weather inflight encounter : turbulence
Independent Detector	other other : 3 (cab)
Resolutory Action	none taken : insufficient time none taken : unable
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Weather
Primary Problem	Weather

Narrative:

Severe turbulence was occurring. I tried to make it back to my jump seat and as I was pulling down on the seat a big thump happened and my leg went into or on top of the corner of the jump seat sticking out. Huge bruise on upper left thigh, black and maroon in color with white spot in center. Hard lump the size of a tangerine. Its healing up now, people were scared (passenger) they were crying and holding on for dear life.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B757 CABIN ATTENDANT INJURY DUE TO TURB DURING DESCENT.

Narrative: SEVERE TURB WAS OCCURRING. I TRIED TO MAKE IT BACK TO MY JUMP SEAT AND AS I WAS PULLING DOWN ON THE SEAT A BIG THUMP HAPPENED AND MY LEG WENT INTO OR ON TOP OF THE CORNER OF THE JUMP SEAT STICKING OUT. HUGE BRUISE ON UPPER LEFT THIGH, BLACK AND MAROON IN COLOR WITH WHITE SPOT IN CENTER. HARD LUMP THE SIZE OF A TANGERINE. ITS HEALING UP NOW, PEOPLE WERE SCARED (PAX) THEY WERE CRYING AND HOLDING ON FOR DEAR LIFE.

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.