CABIN ATTENDANT RPT ON SEVERE TURB ENRTE SW OF DEN AND SOME INJURIES SUSTAINED.

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THE FLT WAS BUMPY STARTING RIGHT AFTER TKOF. WE (THE 4 FLT ATTENDANTS WORKING MAIN CABIN) REMAINED SEATED IN THE AFT OF THE CABIN WITH OUR SEAT BELTS ON FOR MOST OF THE FIRST 1 1/2 HRS. IT FINALLY STARTED TO SMOOTH OUT SO WE GOT UP AND ABOUT 5 MINS LATER IT STARTED GETTING CHOPPY AGAIN. WE WERE GETTING THE BEVERAGE AND MEAL CARTS READY IN THE AFT OF MAIN CABIN. ONE OF THE OTHER FLT ATTENDANTS CALLED THE COCKPIT TO SEE IF IT WAS GOING TO GET ANY WORSE OR IF IT WAS GOING TO CONTINUE. THE CAPT SAID IT WOULDN'T GET ANY WORSE THAN IT WAS AND IT WOULD BE OK TO DO THE SVC. I THEN CALLED HIM TO HAVE THEM WARM THE CABIN A LITTLE BECAUSE IT WAS COLD. THIS IS WHEN WE HIT SEVERE TURB. I CAME OFF THE FLOOR HITTING MY HEAD ON THE CEILING. I HEARD OTHER FLT ATTENDANTS SCREAMING AND SAW THEM FLYING AROUND. WE ALL MANAGED TO GET BUCKLED INTO SEATS AFTER GETTING BANGED AROUND A COUPLE OF TIMES. THERE WERE MINOR INJURIES; NOTHING SERIOUS. I FEEL WE WERE VERY LUCKY. I WAS STANDING BESIDE A FULLY STOCKED BEVERAGE CART AT THE TIME IT OCCURRED. THESE CARTS WEIGH 400 LBS. IT FELL OVER AND COULD HAVE FALLEN ON ME IF I HADN'T GOTTEN OUT OF THE WAY SOON ENOUGH. WE REMAINED SEATED FOR THE DURATION OF THE FLT. THERE WAS A MECHANICAL PROB WITH THE PLANE IN LOS ANGELES. WE DEPARTED A LITTLE LATE. I THINK IT WAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE PRESSURIZATION IN THE CABIN. THE PROB WAS NOT COMPLETELY CORRECTED; SO THE ACFT COULD NOT FLY ABOVE A CERTAIN ALT. I THINK THAT MAYBE IF WE COULD HAVE CRUISED AT A HIGHER ALT THIS COULD HAVE BEEN AVOIDED.