A flight attendant reported that she fell due to an open hatch in the cabin.

Attributes
ACN	1440708
Time
Date	201704
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Parked
Person 1
Function	Flight Attendant (On Duty)
Qualification	Flight Attendant Current
Events
Anomaly	Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Illness

Narrative:

I was performing boarding duties in forward galley and hanging a jacket from a passenger; when suddenly the avionics bay cover (hatch) was opened without any notice; as I was crossing over I fell down; one of my legs went inside and the other one got stuck in the hatch and I propped up by my arms. There was noticeable bruises; swelling; bleeding on my left leg. One of the crew members helped me putting some ice and I was removed from aircraft on a wheel chair to the clinic and taken care of.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A Flight Attendant reported that she fell due to an open hatch in the cabin.

Narrative: I was performing boarding duties in forward galley and hanging a jacket from a passenger; when suddenly the avionics bay cover (hatch) was opened without any notice; as I was crossing over I fell down; one of my legs went inside and the other one got stuck in the hatch and I propped up by my arms. There was noticeable bruises; swelling; bleeding on my left leg. One of the crew members helped me putting some ice and I was removed from aircraft on a wheel chair to the Clinic and taken care of.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.