What happened
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(-23) Flight attendant privacy data omitted reported an injury due to turbulence on June 24, 2004. As part of an ongoing company campaign to reduce turbulence-related injuries, ^pri^ was interviewed following the incident. Summation of statement from privacy data omitted: the crew was finishing a beverage service, working forward-aft. The fasten seat belt sign was on and the aircraft was experiencing light turbulence. With approximately 10 rows left to serve, the crew decided to park the bar cart in the aft galley and finish serving from there due to the turbulence. As f/a privacy data omitted set the beverage cart next to the 2L jumpseat a sudden jolt of turbulence forced him to lose his balance. ^pri^ states it felt "like someone hitting the back of a car", like "whip lash." ^pri^ was thrown into the corner side of the aircraft right lavatories, the bulkhead and the 2R door. The impact caused ^pri^ to fall to the floor and hit his head on the corner and his back twisted a little. ^pri^ states everything happened within a second. Moderate turbulence lasted less then 2 seconds. After assessing his surroundings, ^pri^ got up and the captain called back to check on cabin crew. Cabin crew continued the flight with no further incident. ^pri^ was replaced in mia, deaheaded back to iah and went to employee clinic for evaluation by a doctor. According to ^pri^, the doctor reported significant bruising across ^priva^ back. Passenger injury summary not known by ASI.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) FLIGHT ATTENDANT ^PRIVACY DATA O^ REPORTED AN INJURY DUE TO TURBULENCE ON JUNE 24, 2004. AS PART OF AN ONGOING COMPANY CAMPAIGN TO REDUCE TURBULENCE-RELATED INJURIES, ^PRI^ WAS INTERVIEWED FOLLOWING THE INCIDENT. SUMMATION OF STATEMENT FROM ^PRIVACY DATA O^: THE CREW WAS FINISHING A BEVERAGE SERVICE, WORKING FORWARD-AFT. THE FASTEN SEAT BELT SIGN WAS ON AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS EXPERIENCING LIGHT TURBULENCE. WITH APPROXIMATELY 10 ROWS LEFT TO SERVE, THE CREW DECIDED TO PARK THE BAR CART IN THE AFT GALLEY AND FINISH SERVING FROM THERE DUE TO THE TURBULENCE. AS F/A ^PRIVACY DA^ SET THE BEVERAGE CART NEXT TO THE 2L JUMPSEAT A SUDDEN JOLT OF TURBULENCE FORCED HIM TO LOSE HIS BALANCE. ^PRI^ STATES IT FELT "LIKE SOMEONE HITTING THE BACK OF A CAR", LIKE "WHIP LASH." ^PRI^ WAS THROWN INTO THE CORNER SIDE OF THE AIRCRAFT RIGHT LAVATORIES, THE BULKHEAD AND THE 2R DOOR. THE IMPACT CAUSED ^PRI^ TO FALL TO THE FLOOR AND HIT HIS HEAD ON THE CORNER AND HIS BACK TWISTED A LITTLE. ^PRI^ STATES EVERYTHING HAPPENED WITHIN A SECOND. MODERATE TURBULENCE LASTED LESS THEN 2 SECONDS. AFTER ASSESSING HIS SURROUNDINGS, ^PRI^ GOT UP AND THE CAPTAIN CALLED BACK TO CHECK ON CABIN CREW. CABIN CREW CONTINUED THE FLIGHT WITH NO FURTHER INCIDENT. ^PRI^ WAS REPLACED IN MIA, DEAHEADED BACK TO IAH AND WENT TO EMPLOYEE CLINIC FOR EVALUATION BY A DOCTOR. ACCORDING TO ^PRI^, THE DOCTOR REPORTED SIGNIFICANT BRUISING ACROSS ^PRIVA^ BACK. PASSENGER INJURY SUMMARY NOT KNOWN BY ASI.
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