Death of man sucked into MRI was preventable
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A Long Island man died after a metal chain he wore was pulled into an MRI machine. His wife says the tragedy unfolded in front of her.
The victim wore "a large metallic chain around his neck, causing him to be drawn into the machine," police said.
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.