Family reveals shocking details of what really happened in fatal Long Island MRI accident

The family of a Long Island man who tragically died in a freak MRI-related accident is claiming that the technician is at fault for their loved one's death The happening occurred at Nassau Open MRI in Westbury on Wednesday afternoon where Keith McAllister was pulled into the machine by its powerful magnetic force and remained stuck for nearly an hour before being freed McAllister had accompanied his wife Adrienne Jones-McAllister who was undergoing a knee scan at the facility According to their daughter Samantha Bodden the MRI technician left the room during the procedure to get McAllister to assist his wife but failed to warn him about the danger of wearing metal near the machine FREAK ACCIDENT AT THE BEACH SENDS TEEN TO ICU AS MOM WARNS OF WATERFRONT DANGERBodden also addressed media reports suggesting McAllister shouldn't have been in the room clarifying that the technician had invited him in Several news stations are saying he wasn t authorized to be in the room when in fact he was because the technician went and brought him into the room Bodden wrote In a GoFundMe post set up to raise funds for funeral expenses Bodden wrote that the magnetic field instantly pulled him in due to the chain he was wearing She detailed that both her mother and the technician tried unsuccessfully to free McAllister before calling the police for assistance DENTIST WAS PREVIOUSLY ON PROBATION BEFORE TREATING -YEAR-OLD GIRL WHO DIED AFTER ANESTHESIA My mother and the tech tried for several minutes to release him before the police were called Bodden wrote He was attached to the machine for almost an hour before they could release the chain from the machine Jones-McAllister detailed her last moments with her husband in an interview shared by The Big Weekend Show I commented Could you turn off the machine call - - do something just turn this damn thing off I'm just I'm still trying to wrap my head around the whole thing He waved goodbye to me and his whole body went limp Jones-McAllister described Bodden disclosed that her dad passed away on July losing his battle after having several heart attacks following the tragic accident The Nassau County Police Department disclosed the inspection is ongoing Nassau Open MRI informed Fox News Monday morning that they had no comment MRI machines generate intense magnetic fields that can attract and heat up metal objects creating serious hazards FLORIDA MOM KILLED THREE SMALL CHILDREN INJURED AFTER TRUCK COLLIDES WITH THEIR VAN FOLLOWING TIRE BLOWOUTNassau Open MRI states on its website that anything metallic should be removed prior to an MRI including hearing aids partial plates dentures jewelry and hair pins On a web page detailing the benefits and risks of MRIs the U S Food and Drug Administration FDA notes that the strong static magnetic field will attract magnetic objects from small items such as keys and cell phones to large heavy items such as oxygen tanks and floor buffers and may cause damage to the scanner or injury to the victim or health professionals if those objects become projectiles The FDA also notes that adverse events related to MRI scans are very rare Kenneth J Perry M D an crisis medicine attending physician in Charleston South Carolina narrated Fox News Digital that the best way to prevent these types of accidents is to have a robust MRI protocol in place Fox News Digital reached out to Nassau Open MRI requesting comment Fox News' Melissa Rudy contributed to this description