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Man Dies After Being Pulled Into MRI Machine Due to Metal Chain in New York Clinic

Keith McCallister, sixty-one, was fatally injured at a Nassau MRI facility when a magnetic pull from the machine drew him in due to a heavy chain around his neck
A sixty-one-year-old man, Keith McCallister, died after being pulled into an active MRI machine at a diagnostic imaging clinic in Nassau County, New York.

The incident occurred on the afternoon of Wednesday, July seventeenth, while McCallister was assisting his wife, Adrienne Jones, following her knee scan at Nassau Open MRI.

According to local police, McCallister was wearing a large metallic chain around his neck when he entered the MRI room.

The chain was reportedly used for fitness training and weighed approximately nine kilograms.

As he approached the MRI bed to help his wife down, the machine’s powerful magnetic field activated, drawing him toward the scanner.

Witnesses reported that the machine forcefully rotated his body and pulled him into the equipment, causing fatal injuries.

Jones stated that she had asked the technician to call her husband for help and immediately requested emergency assistance when the incident occurred.

Emergency responders transported McCallister to a nearby hospital, where he was pronounced dead the following day.

An investigation into the circumstances of the incident remains ongoing.

MRI machines use strong magnetic fields to generate detailed images of internal organs and tissues.

These fields can attract ferromagnetic materials with significant force, posing serious risks if metallic objects are present in or near the scan room.

Standard MRI protocols prohibit the presence of metallic items, including jewelry, implants, and accessories, in the vicinity of active machines.

Medical professionals at nearby hospitals emphasized the importance of safety compliance, noting that metallic items such as necklaces, body piercings, and medical implants must be disclosed before undergoing or approaching MRI procedures.

According to experts, the strength of the magnetic field is capable of causing trauma, including cervical spine injuries and suffocation, if large metallic objects are pulled into the scanner.

A similar incident occurred in New York in 2001, when a six-year-old boy was killed after an oxygen tank was drawn into an MRI scanner at Westchester Medical Center.

The child’s family later reached a settlement of two point nine million dollars.

MRI, or Magnetic Resonance Imaging, is a non-invasive procedure that uses strong magnetic fields and radio waves to produce detailed images of internal body structures.

While considered safe when protocols are followed, the presence of ferromagnetic objects can result in serious or fatal accidents.
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