What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Post flight, the flight attendant (fa) in the “c” position sustained a puncture injury to the middle finger of the left hand while removing trash from a seatback pocket. The injury occurred when the fa was accidentally poked by a pair of tweezers, causing swelling that required medical evaluation. The flight attendant sought medical help and was
Admitted to the hospital, where the wound developed a severe infection identified as a flesh-eating bacterium. The fa underwent surgery to remove infected tissue and was hospitalized.
As the FAA filed it
POST FLIGHT, THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT (FA) IN THE “C” POSITION SUSTAINED A PUNCTURE INJURY TO THE MIDDLE FINGER OF THE LEFT HAND WHILE REMOVING TRASH FROM A SEATBACK POCKET. THE INJURY OCCURRED WHEN THE FA WAS ACCIDENTALLY POKED BY A PAIR OF TWEEZERS, CAUSING SWELLING THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL EVALUATION. THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT SOUGHT MEDICAL HELP AND WAS
ADMITTED TO THE HOSPITAL, WHERE THE WOUND DEVELOPED A SEVERE INFECTION IDENTIFIED AS A FLESH-EATING BACTERIUM. THE FA UNDERWENT SURGERY TO REMOVE INFECTED TISSUE AND WAS HOSPITALIZED.