The magnetic pull in MRI machines seems to be quite strong. WSB-TV reports that a 57-year-old woman was packing heat while getting an MRI scan done. Unfortunately, the machine’s magnet snatched the ...

The Long Island man killed in a freak MRI accident stood no chance against the machine’s magnetic field that pulled him in with enough force to “snap his neck,” according to an expert in the field. A ...

A man who was sucked into an MRI machine died from the severe injuries he suffered, police on New York's Long Island said. Nassau County police said the man was wearing a large metallic chain and ...

In July 2025, social media posts claimed a 61-year-old man died after being pulled into an MRI machine while wearing a metal chain. The man was not a patient but walked into the MRI room while a scan ...

A 61-year-old man died after a metal chain around his neck was pulled into an MRI machine at a Long Island imaging center. Police say the man entered the MRI room to assist a patient despite warnings ...

*A routine knee scan at Nassau Open MRI in Westbury, Long Island, turned fatal when Keith McAllister, 61, was pulled into the MRI machine by the force of its magnetic field. As The Independent reports ...

WESTBURY, N.Y. (NEWS 12 Long Island/CNN/CNN Newsource/WKRC) — A man was pulled into an MRI machine by his necklace. A 61-year-old man was critically injured after being pulled into an MRI machine by ...

Why are MRI machines so noisy, and what stops us making them quieter?