Commercial Fixed Wing
Flight Attendant Current
Situational Awareness
Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Published Material / Policy; Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Illness / Injury
General Physical Injury / Incapacitation
Human Factors; Procedure
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.
A Flight Attendant reported that she fell due to an open hatch in the cabin.