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Man dies after heavy weight-training chain around neck pulls him into MRI machine
The man, 61, had entered an MRI room while a scan was underway Wednesday afternoon at Nassau Open MRI in New York.
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A man died after being pulled into an MRI machine. Here's what we know
The victim wore "a large metallic chain around his neck, causing him to be drawn into the machine," police said.
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Keith McAllister, 61, was sucked into the magnetic force of an MRI machine at Nassau Open MRI on July 16, later suffering ...
Expert outlines grim reality of MRI’s dangers after man with 20-pound chain dies in machine mishap: ‘Snap his neck’
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Man dies after being pulled into MRI machine by chain necklace
The 61-year-old was wearing a large metallic chain around his neck when he was drawn into the machine, Nassau County police ...
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