Flight Attendant Current
Distraction; Situational Awareness
Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural FAR; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Published Material / Policy; Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Illness / Injury
Air Traffic Control Provided Assistance; Flight Crew Diverted; Flight Crew Requested ATC Assistance / Clarification; General Flight Cancelled / Delayed; General Maintenance Action; General Physical Injury / Incapacitation
Aircraft; Human Factors; Procedure
While working the X position during cruise after completing beverage service; I opened my jump seat to sit down. Jump seat severely injured my finger tip. Aircraft was diverted to ZZZ [and] parked on the Ramp. [I was then] met by EMTs; was removed by EMTs; and taken by ambulance to hospital for surgery; creating an inadvertent minimum crew violation as I was injured and had to be taken off the aircraft without being able to deplane passengers first.
Flight Attendant reported injuring a finger while operating the jump seat; causing a diversion and a potential minimum crew violation.