After failing to insure the galley cupboard doors were locked during her preflight; a flight attenda...

Narrative:

[The caterers] put new full coffee pots in the galley cupboard but they did not secure the locks. As I was securing the galley I overlooked them as well. Upon takeoff the cupboard door flew open and all four pots flew out. My reflex was to put out my right foot to catch the flying pots; which was a stupid mistake! They proceeded to hit me just below the ankle at the soft spot on the right side of the foot. I believe this occurred because I was very tired. I did not sleep well the night prior. I was constantly watching the clock; in anticipation of my [early] wakeup call. I scanned all the galley locks; and just missed that these were not in the proper position. My mistake.as soon as we had our chime and I was able to get out of my jumpseat I placed all the coffee pots back into the cupboard and secured the locks. Then I fixed an icepack for the ankle.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: After failing to insure the galley cupboard doors were locked during her preflight; a Flight Attendant was struck by full coffee pots which flew out of the doors on takeoff. Reporter cited fatigue due to inadequate rest during the preceding layover as a contributing factor..

Narrative: [The caterers] put new full coffee pots in the galley cupboard but they did not secure the locks. As I was securing the galley I overlooked them as well. Upon takeoff the cupboard door flew open and all four pots flew out. My reflex was to put out my right foot to catch the flying pots; which was a stupid mistake! They proceeded to hit me just below the ankle at the soft spot on the right side of the foot. I believe this occurred because I was very tired. I did not sleep well the night prior. I was constantly watching the clock; in anticipation of my [early] wakeup call. I scanned all the galley locks; and just missed that these were not in the proper position. My mistake.As soon as we had our chime and I was able to get out of my jumpseat I placed all the coffee pots back into the cupboard and secured the locks. Then I fixed an icepack for the ankle.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.

Attributes
ACN	906541
Time
Date	201008
Local Time Of Day	1201-1800
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Q400
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Takeoff
Flight Plan	IFR
Component
Aircraft Component	Galley Furnishing
Person 1
Function	Flight Attendant (On Duty)
Qualification	Flight Attendant Current
Events
Anomaly	Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Other / Unknown

After failing to insure the galley cupboard doors were locked during her preflight; a flight attendant was struck by full coffee pots which flew out of the doors on takeoff. Reporter cited fatigue due to inadequate rest during the preceding layover as a contributing factor..