A 61-year-old man died after being pulled into an active MRI machine while wearing a heavy metal chain at a clinic in New York.

The Long Island man killed in a freak MRI accident while wearing a massive 20-pound chain was led into the machine room by a forgetful technician and wound up attached to the machine for an hour

The family of Keith McAllister, who who died after being sucked into an MRI machine on Long Island last week, is sharing new heartbreaking details about what happened.

The attorney representing the family of victim Keith McAllister, 61, said the family 'is devastated and seeking answers.'

Keith McAllister, 61, was mortally wounded in the bizarre incident, which unfolded Wednesday afternoon inside Nassau Open MRI in Westbury, Long Island.

Keith McAllister was caught in an MRI machine at Nassau Open MRI in Westbury, N.Y. on July 16, and died of his injuries the following day. In an emotional interview, his wife recalled him going 'limp' in her arms and watching the machine 'snatch him.

Keith McAllister, a Long Island man, died after being pulled into an MRI machine while helping his wife during a scan.

A man died last week after being pulled into an MRI machine by a “large metallic chain” police said he was wearing around his neck – highlighting the importance of checking for any metallic objects before going near the powerful magnets used in the medical imaging machines.

A man died after a metal chain triggered a fatal MRI accident. His family says safety warnings were ignored. Read the full story on REVOLT.

Adrienne Jones-McAllister is sharing new details about the day her husband, Keith McAllister, died after being pulled into an MRI machine at a New York medical facility. "I saw the machine snatch him around and pull him into the machine. He lost, he went limp in my arms," Adrienne told News 12 Long Island.

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.