Narrative:

Exiting taxiway B south port; clearance was to taxi to runway 32L via A9 taxiway T. As we approached taxiway T an EMB170 was taxiing south on taxiway T to our right. There were no instructions to hold for him. He appeared to slow down briefly but it became apparent that he was not stopping. I braked with moderate force short of taxiway T and heard a noise in the galley. The first officer responded to a call from the cabin. It was the purser who informed the first officer that she was injured. I notified tower that we would hold in the pad on the other side of runway 32L. I talked to the purser once we stopped in the pad. She said she was injured and would document it. I asked if she wanted to go back to the gate. She said yes. I asked her if she wanted medical attention. She declined and said she would see her chiropractor in the morning. We returned to the gate. We requested a flight attendant supervisor to meet the plane. I called dispatch and also talked to the duty manager. The purser was replaced and we were refueled and departed. At the gate the flight attendant told me that at the time of the braking she was bent over and not balanced. Both the other flight attendants were standing but did not fall.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A319 TAXIING AT ORD WAS FORCED TO COME TO AN ABRUPT STOP TO AVOID ANOTHER TAXIING ACFT. AS A RESULT; A FA FELL AND WAS INJURED.

Narrative: EXITING TXWY B SOUTH PORT; CLRNC WAS TO TAXI TO RWY 32L VIA A9 TXWY T. AS WE APCHED TXWY T AN EMB170 WAS TAXIING S ON TXWY T TO OUR R. THERE WERE NO INSTRUCTIONS TO HOLD FOR HIM. HE APPEARED TO SLOW DOWN BRIEFLY BUT IT BECAME APPARENT THAT HE WAS NOT STOPPING. I BRAKED WITH MODERATE FORCE SHORT OF TXWY T AND HEARD A NOISE IN THE GALLEY. THE FO RESPONDED TO A CALL FROM THE CABIN. IT WAS THE PURSER WHO INFORMED THE FO THAT SHE WAS INJURED. I NOTIFIED TWR THAT WE WOULD HOLD IN THE PAD ON THE OTHER SIDE OF RWY 32L. I TALKED TO THE PURSER ONCE WE STOPPED IN THE PAD. SHE SAID SHE WAS INJURED AND WOULD DOCUMENT IT. I ASKED IF SHE WANTED TO GO BACK TO THE GATE. SHE SAID YES. I ASKED HER IF SHE WANTED MEDICAL ATTN. SHE DECLINED AND SAID SHE WOULD SEE HER CHIROPRACTOR IN THE MORNING. WE RETURNED TO THE GATE. WE REQUESTED A FLT ATTENDANT SUPVR TO MEET THE PLANE. I CALLED DISPATCH AND ALSO TALKED TO THE DUTY MGR. THE PURSER WAS REPLACED AND WE WERE REFUELED AND DEPARTED. AT THE GATE THE FLT ATTENDANT TOLD ME THAT AT THE TIME OF THE BRAKING SHE WAS BENT OVER AND NOT BALANCED. BOTH THE OTHER FLT ATTENDANTS WERE STANDING BUT DID NOT FALL.

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.