Overview

• Nassau County Police confirmed that a 61-year-old man entered an unauthorized scanning room at Nassau Open MRI in Westbury while an MRI machine was running.
• The patient’s heavy metal chain was pulled into the active magnet, causing a medical emergency that resulted in his death at a local hospital the following day.
• His wife, Adrienne Jones-McAllister, identified him as Keith McAllister and described witnessing the accident firsthand.
• Nassau Open MRI has not publicly commented on the incident, prompting calls from safety experts for stricter access controls.
• Regulators are expected to review MRI safety protocols and FDA guidelines to prevent similar accidents.