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

A man has died after the chain around his neck caused him to be pulled into an MRI machine at a medical building on Long Island. Keith McAllister, 61, died from his injuries following the incident in Westbury, New York.

A man was critically injured after getting sucked into an MRI machine at a medical center on New York's Long Island, according to police.

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, 61, died after being pulled into an active MRI machine on Long Island while wearing a 20-pound metal chain. His wife, undergoing a scan, witnessed the tragedy. The incident violated MRI safety protocols,