Long Island family alleges MRI technician invited Keith McAllister into room without metal warnings, leading to fatal accident when his chain attracted to magnetic field.

The wife of a man who tragically died after being sucked into an MRI machine has emotionally described the horrific ordeal. American Keith McAllister, 61, attended Nassau Open MRI in Westbury, Long Island, New York, on Wednesday (16 July) with his wife Adrienne Jones-McAllister, who was getting a knee scan.

A man fatally injured after being pulled into an MRI machine in Westbury, New York, has been identified by family as 61-year-old Keith McAllister — and now loved ones are raising funds to lay him to rest while disputing parts of the official account.