Summary
A 61-year-old man died after being pulled into an MRI machine at a medical center in New York. He was wearing a heavy metal necklace, and the machine's strong magnet attracted the necklace, leading to a medical emergency. He was taken to the hospital but died the next day.
Key Facts
- A man wearing a heavy metal necklace was pulled into an MRI machine.
- The incident occurred at Nassau Open MRI in Westbury, New York.
- MRI machines use strong magnets to create images, which can pull in metal objects.
- Police are investigating the incident.
- Patients are usually told to take off metal items before being scanned or near the machine.
- The man was identified by local media as the husband of a patient who was being scanned.
- The man's wife said he wore a 20lb (9kg) chain for weight training.
- A similar incident in 2001 involved a boy who died when an MRI machine's magnet moved an oxygen tank.
