Narrative:

During pushback into the alley aircraft appeared to have stopped. At this time the tug driver called the cockpit. We had already started the left engine and the driver's words were not clear due to excessive backgnd noise. In anticipation of 'set parking brakes;' I moved my feet to the top of the rudder peddles and clarify his last transmission. At that time the plane lurched. The #2 flight attendant called and said 3 flight attendants are on the floor. First officer inquired as to the condition of all the crew and passenger. Later; it was determined that we would return to the gate. The flight attendants did not want medical assistance to meet the plane but we called paramedics as a precaution. We were towed back to the gate where #1; #2; and #3 removed themselves from the trip. During the tow-in the tug driver said he had called me to tell me that we would be facing the sun. #1 flight attendant had a bloody knee with possible bruising. #2 flight attendant had braced himself against the oven and probably sprained his wrist. #3 flight attendant had spoken to the mod and as a precaution decided to seek medical. They did not use paramedic assistance and I believe 2 of the 3 went to a medical center on their own. In conclusion; there were several areas of concern. Nonstandard communication at an inappropriate time; flight attendant out of their seats during pushback; and my anticipation of setting brakes.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B757 CAPT APPLIED BRAKES ON PUSHBACK WITHOUT CONFIRMATION FROM GND CREW THAT PROC WAS COMPLETE. 3 CABIN CREW MEMBERS WERE INJURED.

Narrative: DURING PUSHBACK INTO THE ALLEY ACFT APPEARED TO HAVE STOPPED. AT THIS TIME THE TUG DRIVER CALLED THE COCKPIT. WE HAD ALREADY STARTED THE L ENG AND THE DRIVER'S WORDS WERE NOT CLR DUE TO EXCESSIVE BACKGND NOISE. IN ANTICIPATION OF 'SET PARKING BRAKES;' I MOVED MY FEET TO THE TOP OF THE RUDDER PEDDLES AND CLARIFY HIS LAST XMISSION. AT THAT TIME THE PLANE LURCHED. THE #2 FLT ATTENDANT CALLED AND SAID 3 FLT ATTENDANTS ARE ON THE FLOOR. FO INQUIRED AS TO THE CONDITION OF ALL THE CREW AND PAX. LATER; IT WAS DETERMINED THAT WE WOULD RETURN TO THE GATE. THE FLT ATTENDANTS DID NOT WANT MEDICAL ASSISTANCE TO MEET THE PLANE BUT WE CALLED PARAMEDICS AS A PRECAUTION. WE WERE TOWED BACK TO THE GATE WHERE #1; #2; AND #3 REMOVED THEMSELVES FROM THE TRIP. DURING THE TOW-IN THE TUG DRIVER SAID HE HAD CALLED ME TO TELL ME THAT WE WOULD BE FACING THE SUN. #1 FLT ATTENDANT HAD A BLOODY KNEE WITH POSSIBLE BRUISING. #2 FLT ATTENDANT HAD BRACED HIMSELF AGAINST THE OVEN AND PROBABLY SPRAINED HIS WRIST. #3 FLT ATTENDANT HAD SPOKEN TO THE MOD AND AS A PRECAUTION DECIDED TO SEEK MEDICAL. THEY DID NOT USE PARAMEDIC ASSISTANCE AND I BELIEVE 2 OF THE 3 WENT TO A MEDICAL CTR ON THEIR OWN. IN CONCLUSION; THERE WERE SEVERAL AREAS OF CONCERN. NONSTANDARD COM AT AN INAPPROPRIATE TIME; FLT ATTENDANT OUT OF THEIR SEATS DURING PUSHBACK; AND MY ANTICIPATION OF SETTING BRAKES.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.