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(20,758 posts) Sat Jul 19, 2025, 08:59 AM Jul 19

Man dies after being pulled into MRI machine while wearing metal chain: Police [View all]

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Source: ABC News

A 61-year-old man who suffered critical injuries after being pulled into an MRI machine while wearing a metal chain has died, police said Friday.

The incident occurred Wednesday afternoon at a medical building in Westbury, New York, according to the Nassau County Police Department.

Officers responded to Nassau Open MRI following a 911 call and were informed that the man "entered an unauthorized Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) room while the scan was in progress," the police department said in a statement.

"The male victim was wearing a large metallic chain around his neck causing him to be drawn into the machine which resulted in a medical episode," police said.

Read more: https://abcnews.go.com/US/man-mri-machine-metal-chain-dies-new-york/story?id=123879288

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Man dies after being pulled into MRI machine while wearing metal chain: Police [View all] erronis Jul 19 OP

I read that this man entered into the MRI room against warnings no_hypocrisy Jul 19 #1

I've been trying to verify that claim. Karma13612 Jul 19 #7

Tracked it down and with a big grain of salt, Murdoch's NY Post: no_hypocrisy Jul 19 #8

Thanks! Jesus what a mess Karma13612 Jul 19 #14

Jeez. That was unfortunate. 58Sunliner Jul 19 #2

What's an "unauthorized Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) room?" Orrex Jul 19 #3

It was unauthorized entry into an MRI room. bluedigger Jul 19 #4

Ah yes, that's probably correct Orrex Jul 19 #11

You're not wrong... Think. Again. Jul 19 #17

AI - Always Incompetent. GoneOffShore Jul 19 #26

The term unauthorized room is clear to me. Only authorized personnel are allowed to enter. I'm not sure what the fuss Martin68 Jul 19 #50

Wrong sentence construction I'm thinking. Karma13612 Jul 19 #5

That's a good reading of it, I think Orrex Jul 19 #13

I serviced MR scanners for 26 years. Dr. T Jul 19 #33

If you are not a patient mgardener Jul 19 #40

Right, I get that HE was unauthorized Orrex Jul 19 #43

Question for the posters. chouchou Jul 19 #6

If they'r'e gold, no - gold is non-ferrous. hatrack Jul 19 #9

Ah..of course. Thanks! chouchou Jul 19 #20

I have just a few silver fillings and have done two MRI's. The same with silver? Bengus81 Jul 19 #48

Silver isn't magnetic either LostOne4Ever Jul 19 #61

Gold is non-magnetic. So you *should* be safe. Now if it is an amalgam erronis Jul 19 #10

Thanks! You can tell I've never been in those monsters. chouchou Jul 19 #21

The Open MRI's are nice. Did one on a knee in 2000. Then I had to do one on an arm bump Bengus81 Jul 19 #49

I do have a friend that told me how it feels. (No..Just no...but if it's imperative,,,OK) chouchou Jul 19 #53

I couldn't see my feet looking down that tube. The only thing that kept my sanity Bengus81 Jul 19 #55

more like going head-first into an empty oil drum ... JustABozoOnThisBus Jul 19 #59

I'm thinking anything with metal. Karma13612 Jul 19 #12

Older fillings were made with a soft amalgam TexasBushwhacker Jul 19 #19

Not lead. Silver fillings were made of silver and mercury mixed into an amalgam. dhol82 Jul 19 #29

Thank you much for your expertise. chouchou Jul 19 #23

That was my question. hamsterjill Jul 19 #52

I had old "silver" fillings and a gold crown. No problem at all. JustABozoOnThisBus Jul 19 #60

If you ever need an MRI, tell them about the fillings IronLionZion Jul 19 #15

Do dentists ever use magnetic metals in fillings? I rather doubt it. It would make it impossible for the patient to Martin68 Jul 19 #51

According to Google, even amalgam is safe for MRI scans IronLionZion Jul 19 #56

Of course. Amalgam does not use magnetic metals. No dentist uses magnetic metals in fillings. Martin68 Jul 19 #58

I've had a couple of MRIs and the techs made me take off anything metal FakeNoose Jul 19 #16

Yeah. Both the scan and this poor gentleman have been invalidated. erronis Jul 19 #18

ZERO chance that he was pulled into the machine. FredGarvin Jul 19 #22

The dude was wearing a 20lb Iron chain around his neck FredGarvin Jul 19 #24

Barney Fife wore a logging chain for his id badge when weighed for his physical. Norrrm Jul 19 #28

Barney's neck stretcher helped too FredGarvin Jul 19 #30

Those technologists have a bad way ahead of them. irisblue Jul 19 #25

Sounds like putting a fork in the microwave. /nt bucolic_frolic Jul 19 #27

How awful! That must have been SOME big-ass huge chain * Oopsie Daisy Jul 19 #31

More info CloudWatcher Jul 19 #32

How/why would they allow him into a room while the machine was on?? liberalla Jul 19 #35

MRI machines are always "on" biophile Jul 19 #37

I did not know that - thank you for explaining... liberalla Jul 19 #39

Real life horror story! liberalla Jul 19 #34

Final Destination 6 (Spoiler) Florida Dem Jul 19 #36

That's why they don't want you to have even the tiniest bit of metal on your body Bayard Jul 19 #38

This article says the tech got the husband to help the women off the table-at the wifes request. ... riversedge Jul 19 #41

Yep SickOfTheOnePct Jul 19 #44

Just another thing to avoid for those of us with a multigraincracker Jul 19 #42

Always a good idea to ask your GI doctor... LudwigPastorius Jul 19 #45

Thanks - something else to worry about! erronis Jul 19 #46

IVC filter to catch blood clots. It worked. Saved patient's life. Made of metal. 2012 model. Norrrm Jul 19 #47

Careful, found an article of a sort of worst events with MRI IbogaProject Jul 19 #54

Fatal attractions.... erronis Jul 19 #57

Locking. Lasher Jul 19 #62