B767-200
Flight Attendant Current
Confusion; Distraction; Situational Awareness
Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe; Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Other / Unknown
Human Factors; Aircraft
I was trapped in my jump seat. The seatbelt traps roll up inside the headrest my hair was caught by the seatbelt and was rolling into the contraption along with the belts. While on taxi getting ready for take off I went to my jumpseat and strapped myself in. Something got a hold of my hair and was pulling. I was hanging onto my hair for it to hurt less. My lead flight attendant was doing his walk through so I asked him for help. I was making noises because it hurt. My supervisor heard this and came over to see what she could do to help. The lead flight attendant at first was unable to set my hair free. I was scared that we might have to rip my hair out. He had to pull off the top of the headrest cushion and then still try to maneuver my hair out of the mechanism. If my entire ponytail had been caught and if there were an emergency it would be impossible for me to get out of my jumpseat. Small pieces of hair can be ripped out but not all of your hair together. The mechanisms that are used for these straps should be replaced and I do not think that flight attendants should be required to wear their hair up in a ponytail I think it's a great safety risk.
A flight attendant reported their ponytail got caught in the jumpseat seatbelt mechanism and the headrest had to be removed to free them.