Overview

• Keith McAllister, 61, was pulled into an active MRI at Nassau Open MRI in Westbury on July 16 while wearing a weight-training chain and died of his injuries the next day.
• Family attorney Michael Lauterborn has called the incident preventable and is supporting an ongoing homicide probe by county police alongside a regulatory review by state health officials.
• McAllister’s stepdaughter alleges the MRI technician neglected to tell him to remove his 20-pound metal chain before entering the scan room, trapping him in the magnet for nearly an hour.
• The McAllister family’s GoFundMe has raised over $11,000 toward its $12,000 goal to cover funeral expenses as they continue to seek transparency.
• Safety experts and the family are urging stricter enforcement of metal screening protocols in medical imaging facilities to prevent future tragedies.