Man pulled into MRI machine after he walked into an exam room wearing a
chain necklace
[July 19, 2025]
WESTBURY, N.Y. (AP) — A man was pulled into an MRI machine in New York
after he walked into the room wearing a large chain necklace, police
said.
The man, 61, had entered an MRI room while a scan was underway Wednesday
afternoon at Nassau Open MRI. The machine's strong magnetic force drew
him in by his metallic necklace, according to the Nassau County Police
Department.
Police said the incident “resulted in a medical episode” that left the
man hospitalized in critical condition. Authorities did not release his
name and did not have an update on the man's condition on Friday.
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 A person who answered the phone at
Nassau Open MRI on Long Island declined to comment Friday.
MRI machines “employ a strong magnetic field” that “exerts very
powerful forces on objects of iron, some steels, and other
magnetizable objects,” according to the National Institute of
Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering, which says the units are
“strong enough to fling a wheelchair across the room.”
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