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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The incident occurred Wednesday afternoon at a medical building in Westbury, New York, according to the Nassau County Police Department.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n “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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The man, whose name has not been released, was transported to a local hospital in critical condition, police said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n He has since succumbed to his injuries and was pronounced dead Thursday afternoon, police said.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n The investigation is ongoing, police said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n MRI machines use a strong magnetic field in producing detailed images. Patients are advised to remove jewelry and other metal objects prior to getting the scan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Nassau Open MRI, which has several locations, offers both open and closed scans, according to its website.<\/p>\n\n\n\n ABC News was unable to reach the Westbury location for comment. The company declined to comment to ABC New York station WABC<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n