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According to the FAA inspector, the passenger left his seat and approached a flight attendant at one of the aft entry doors and told her he needed some air. She directed him to reseat himself three separate occasions, the third of which he grabbed her hair and opened the slightly ajar door and jumped to the tarmac. She was able to free herself from his grip and remain aboard. The passenger fractured his wrist and was transported to a local clinic by airport police. Operated by southwest airlines, CO., as a title 14 CFR part 121 scheduled passenger flight, flight number 1857, sustained a serious injury to a passenger during a ramp hold related to a weather induced airport power outage at Nashville International Airport, Nashville, Tennessee. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed and an instrument flight plan had been filed. The atp-rated pilot, copilot, and cabin crew were not injured. The flight arrival was about 1 hour into the ramp hold due to gate unavailability when the mishap occurred. (-23) after landing, the aircraft had to wait on the ramp to park because of a power failure at the airport, and the jet-ways would not operate on standby power. A passenger jumped from the aft exit door, alledged that he was suffering from claustrophobia and broke his wrist on impact with the tarmac.