Australian theme park Dreamworld has referred two near-misses to Queensland's workplace health and safety authority just days after a young girl was seriously injured on a waterslide at the park.
Dreamworld told 7 News they have referred another two incidents, where injuries were narrowly missed, to Workplace Health and Safety Queensland (WHSQ).
The first involved a ride called the Pandamonium. According to 7 News, a three-tonne arm fell from the ride during maintenance, missing a staff member by a tiny margin. The Pandemonium ride is shut for maintenance until December 31.
Another "minor event" happened on the Triple Vortex slide involving a theme park patron, who wasn't seriously injured. A Dreamworld spokesperson told Channel 7 the park has a strong relationship with WHSQ to ensure better safety and are taking action.
"We are working cooperatively with them and have received confirmation that they are satisfied with our actions," they said regarding the staffer involved in the Pandemonium incident.
The two reported incidents followed another that happened in November, where an 8-year-old girl suffered severe injuries to her genitals after going down a waterslide at WhiteWater World - a park also owned by Dreamworld.
An improvement order was issued for the water slide by WHSQ in which Dreamworld has asked for a review on stating the operation of the slide was "strictly in accordance with the requirements of the manufacturer."
The latest blunders come after Dreamworld and WhiteWater World's parent company Ardent Leisure was fined NZ$3.8 million in September over the deaths of four people in 2016.
New Zealander Cindy Low, Kate Goodchild, Luke Dorsett, and his partner Roozi Araghi died when the Thunder River Rapids Ride malfunctioned, flipping them over the raft into the mechanised conveyor that moved the rafts.
