Overview

• Nassau County’s homicide squad is investigating the July 16 incident at Nassau Open MRI in Westbury, New York, where a visitor entered an active scanner room.
• Keith McAllister, 61, was wearing a 20-pound weight-training chain when he was drawn into the running MRI and suffered fatal injuries, dying the next day.
• No charges have been filed as police and health officials examine possible failures in metal screening procedures and staff training.
• New York’s Department of Health has launched a review of MRI clinic regulations after reports that the technician permitted an unauthorized entry without prompting removal of the chain.
• Medical experts highlight that MRI magnets can hurl ferromagnetic objects with lethal force, prompting calls for stricter facility inspections and access controls.