Long Island family alleges MRI technician invited Keith McAllister into room without metal warnings, leading to fatal accident when his chain attracted to magnetic field.

A 61-year-old man died after being pulled into an MRI machine by its magnetic field at Nassau Open MRI in Long Island. Authorities are investigating the incident.

Keith McAllister was trapped in the MRI machine for about an hour and suffered multiple heart attacks following the ‘freak accident,’ his stepdaughter has revealed

What began as a regular medical visit quickly turned into a nightmare. Keith McAllister, 61, was at Nassau Open MRI in Westbury, New York, accompanying his wife Adrienne for a knee scan. When she needed help getting off the MRI table,

Keith McAllister was caught in an MRI machine at Nassau Open MRI in Westbury, N.Y. on July 16, and died of his injuries the following day. In an emotional interview, his wife recalled him going 'limp' in her arms and watching the machine 'snatch him.