Keith McAllister, 61, tragically died after he was sucked into a Nassau Open MRI machine in July 2025, while wearing a "large metallic chain"

His widow, Adrienne Jones-McAllister, is suing the radiology office, claiming it failed to warn McAllister to remove his necklace before entering the MRI room

Jones-McAllister is seeking damages, alleging that the incident caused her severe emotional trauma and physical injuries

A New York radiology office is being accused of negligence in connection with a freak accident where a man died after getting sucked into an MRI machine while wearing a metal necklace.

Adrienne Jones-McAllister, 61, is suing Nassau Open MRI after her husband, Keith McAllister, 61, tragically died following injuries sustained by the MRI machine, according to court documents obtained by PEOPLE.

On July 16, 2025, Jones-McAllister was accompanied by McAllister to the office while she received an MRI of her knee. After the imaging was complete, the technician asked McAllister to move Jones-McAllister off the table.

McAllister was wearing a “large metallic chain” around his neck, which caused him to be “drawn into" the machine, according to the complaint. Jones-McAllister “witnessed and was totally aware through all of her senses” as her husband suffered through his injuries up until his July 17 death, the filing claims.

As a result, Jones-McAllister claims that her late husband's death was caused by the defendant's “negligent, wanton, reckless and careless acts,” which were a result of the office's allowing "dangerous, hazardous and/or unsafe conditions to exist," and failing to inform McAllister to remove the chain from his neck and permitting him to enter the MRI room.

Following her husband's death, Jones-McAllister sustained “severe and serious personal, psychological and emotional injuries to her mind and body,” including pain, disability, disfigurement and loss of body function, according to the complaint.

As a result of the injuries, she had to cover the costs for the medical care “in an effort to alleviate the suffering and ills sustained."

She is seeking an undisclosed amount of damages that a jury would find “fair, adequate and just.”

Jones-McAllister previously recalled her husband's tragic death, explaining that he suffered several heart attacks, News 12 Long Island reported. "He went limp in my arms,” she told the outlet in July 2025.

Jones-McAllister and the MRI technician allegedly spent several minutes trying to free McAllister before police were called, according to a GoFundMe fundraiser created by Jones-McAllister's daughter, Samantha Bodden.

Upon the authorities' arrival, McAllister remained attached to the machine "for almost an hour before they could release the chain from the machine."

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PEOPLE reached out to the attorneys for Adrienne Jones-McAllister and Nassau Open MRI for comment.

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