A B767 flight attendant reported that he was injured during an encounter with turbulence.

Attributes
ACN	604197
Time
Date	200312
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : lax.airport
State Reference	CA
Environment
Weather Elements	Turbulence
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	B767-300 and 300 ER
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
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 : 6
Experience	flight attendant time airline total : 14 flight attendant time total : 14 flight attendant time type : 20
ASRS Report	604197
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Events
Anomaly	inflight encounter : weather inflight encounter : turbulence
Independent Detector	other other : 1
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Weather
Primary Problem	Weather

Narrative:

About 30 mins before landing, purser told us that captain said to put everything away due to upcoming WX. In the process of doing so, he came over the PA and said 'flight attendants prepare for landing.' to us this means accomplish cabin check, put everything away and situation down. While doing all these, he came on the PA again and said 'flight attendants situation down.' I was in the first class galley, when we suddenly dropped and shook sideways violently. I came off my feet and hit the galley counter, ripping off my shirt and scratching and bruising my right arm from which I was bleeding. Also, while trying to hold on to the jumpseat, I bent the tip of my middle fingernail in my left hand. This lasted a few seconds. I managed to strap to a jumpseat. After sitting down, we could hear hail, or frozen rain, hitting the aircraft. This was pretty loud, especially in the forward part of the aircraft. After landing, we went to medical to be checked. It's my understanding that the captain reported this incident as moderate turbulence, but we all think it was pretty severe. Severe enough to take a few flight attendants off their feet. Captain could have communicated with us much better.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B767 FLT ATTENDANT RPTED THAT HE WAS INJURED DURING AN ENCOUNTER WITH TURB.

Narrative: ABOUT 30 MINS BEFORE LNDG, PURSER TOLD US THAT CAPT SAID TO PUT EVERYTHING AWAY DUE TO UPCOMING WX. IN THE PROCESS OF DOING SO, HE CAME OVER THE PA AND SAID 'FLT ATTENDANTS PREPARE FOR LNDG.' TO US THIS MEANS ACCOMPLISH CABIN CHK, PUT EVERYTHING AWAY AND SIT DOWN. WHILE DOING ALL THESE, HE CAME ON THE PA AGAIN AND SAID 'FLT ATTENDANTS SIT DOWN.' I WAS IN THE FIRST CLASS GALLEY, WHEN WE SUDDENLY DROPPED AND SHOOK SIDEWAYS VIOLENTLY. I CAME OFF MY FEET AND HIT THE GALLEY COUNTER, RIPPING OFF MY SHIRT AND SCRATCHING AND BRUISING MY R ARM FROM WHICH I WAS BLEEDING. ALSO, WHILE TRYING TO HOLD ON TO THE JUMPSEAT, I BENT THE TIP OF MY MIDDLE FINGERNAIL IN MY L HAND. THIS LASTED A FEW SECONDS. I MANAGED TO STRAP TO A JUMPSEAT. AFTER SITTING DOWN, WE COULD HEAR HAIL, OR FROZEN RAIN, HITTING THE ACFT. THIS WAS PRETTY LOUD, ESPECIALLY IN THE FORWARD PART OF THE ACFT. AFTER LNDG, WE WENT TO MEDICAL TO BE CHKED. IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING THAT THE CAPT RPTED THIS INCIDENT AS MODERATE TURB, BUT WE ALL THINK IT WAS PRETTY SEVERE. SEVERE ENOUGH TO TAKE A FEW FLT ATTENDANTS OFF THEIR FEET. CAPT COULD HAVE COMMUNICATED WITH US MUCH BETTER.

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.