A man died last week after being pulled into an MRI machine by a “large metallic chain” police said he was wearing around his neck – highlighting the importance of checking for any metallic objects before going near the powerful magnets used in the medical imaging machines.

An unidentified man was critically injured when get got sucked into an MRI machine in Long Island by his own metal necklace.

A man is critically injured after a metal necklace pulled him into an MRI machine at Nassau Open MRI in Westbury; police say it appears to be an accident.

A man in Long Island, N.Y., is dead after a metal chain he was wearing pulled him toward an MRI machine at a private clinic, police confirmed.

A 61-year-old man tragically died after being pulled into an MRI machine by his metal necklace at a Long Island facility. Despite warnings, he entered the room while the machine was active, possibly hearing a relative scream.