A B767 FLT ATTENDANT RPTED THAT HE WAS INJURED DURING AN ENCOUNTER WITH TURB.

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ABOUT 30 MINS BEFORE LNDG; PURSER TOLD US THAT CAPT SAID TO PUT EVERYTHING AWAY DUE TO UPCOMING WX. IN THE PROCESS OF DOING SO; HE CAME OVER THE PA AND SAID 'FLT ATTENDANTS PREPARE FOR LNDG.' TO US THIS MEANS ACCOMPLISH CABIN CHK; PUT EVERYTHING AWAY AND SIT DOWN. WHILE DOING ALL THESE; HE CAME ON THE PA AGAIN AND SAID 'FLT ATTENDANTS SIT DOWN.' I WAS IN THE FIRST CLASS GALLEY; WHEN WE SUDDENLY DROPPED AND SHOOK SIDEWAYS VIOLENTLY. I CAME OFF MY FEET AND HIT THE GALLEY COUNTER; RIPPING OFF MY SHIRT AND SCRATCHING AND BRUISING MY R ARM FROM WHICH I WAS BLEEDING. ALSO; WHILE TRYING TO HOLD ON TO THE JUMPSEAT; I BENT THE TIP OF MY MIDDLE FINGERNAIL IN MY L HAND. THIS LASTED A FEW SECONDS. I MANAGED TO STRAP TO A JUMPSEAT. AFTER SITTING DOWN; WE COULD HEAR HAIL; OR FROZEN RAIN; HITTING THE ACFT. THIS WAS PRETTY LOUD; ESPECIALLY IN THE FORWARD PART OF THE ACFT. AFTER LNDG; WE WENT TO MEDICAL TO BE CHKED. IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING THAT THE CAPT RPTED THIS INCIDENT AS MODERATE TURB; BUT WE ALL THINK IT WAS PRETTY SEVERE. SEVERE ENOUGH TO TAKE A FEW FLT ATTENDANTS OFF THEIR FEET. CAPT COULD HAVE COMMUNICATED WITH US MUCH BETTER.