In a horrifying incident that shocked both New York and the nation, a six year old boy was fatally struck by an airborne oxygen tank during a Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) exam. The cylinder, ...

Long Island man dies after being pulled into MRI machine by heavy metallic chain worn during allegedly unauthorized entry into the scan room. A man died in Westbury, N.Y., after being pulled into an ...

The Long Island man killed in a freak MRI accident while wearing a massive, 20-pound chain was led into the machine room by a forgetful technician and wound up attached to the machine for an hour ...

WESTBURY, Long Island — A 61-year-old man died after being pulled into an MRI machine at a medical facility in New York, according to his wife who witnessed the incident. Keith McAllister was killed ...

WESTBURY, N.Y. (AP) — A man who was pulled into an MRI machine in New York after he walked into the room wearing a large weight-training chain around his neck has died, according to police and his ...

Officers found a 61-year-old man critically injured after he was yanked into an MRI machine while wearing a metal chain, Nassau County police said Thursday. The man, whose name has not been released, ...

In July 2025, social media posts claimed a 61-year-old man died after being pulled into an MRI machine while wearing a metal chain. The man was not a patient but walked into the MRI room while a scan ...