Incident Details
An inflight encounter with severe turbulence occurred during an enroute descent, resulting in injuries to one flight attendant and one passenger. The flight attendant received serious injuries, while the passenger reported minor injuries.
Injuries
The injured flight attendant suffered a broken leg. The affected passenger complained of a sore neck.
Weather Conditions
Greater than moderate turbulence had been forecast for the area. Additionally, a transport (heavy) category aircraft had reported severe turbulence in the vicinity.
Cabin Status
At the time of the turbulence encounter, the seat belt sign was illuminated. Passengers were seated with their seat belts fastened. Flight attendants were standing and moving about the cabin.