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Preserve the physical and digital record

Write a time-ordered account while details are available. Note the assigned task, location within the project, equipment or material involved, instructions received, visible warnings, lighting or surface conditions, people present, the event itself, and what happened immediately afterward. Separate what you personally observed from what someone later told you.

• Preserve photographs or video of the work area, equipment, warning signs, protective equipment, and visible conditions.
• Record the names and contact information of coworkers, supervisors, contractors, and other witnesses if known.
• Keep copies of messages, work assignments, orientation material, training documents, and communications about the event.
• Avoid altering, discarding, repairing, or returning equipment or materials connected with the event when preservation can be arranged safely.

Event-specific proof: point 2

The goal is not to label the event prematurely. It is to preserve details that may later help compare the planned work with the work actually performed, including any change in assignment, sequence, equipment, or site condition.

Preserve before memories and records change

Start with materials already in your possession, then identify the people and organizations that may hold additional records. Keep original files when possible, preserve metadata, and create a simple index showing what each item is, when it was obtained, and who provided it.

• 1. Create a dated incident account and list the people present.
• 2. Gather photographs, video, messages, assignments, pay or work records, and medical paperwork already received.
• 3. Identify the project owner, employer, contractors, equipment parties, and supervisors by reviewing badges, forms, contracts, invoices, or communications.
• 4. List records to request or preserve, including daily logs, safety plans, permits, training, inspections, maintenance, incident reports, and relevant communications.
• 5. Keep a continuing log of symptoms, treatment appointments, work restrictions, expenses, and changes in the account.

Documentation sequence: point 2

Do not guess at missing details. Mark uncertainty clearly, retain multiple versions of statements or photographs, and avoid posting commentary or images that could remove context from the event record.

Keep the account consistent and reviewable

Seek appropriate medical attention and describe the work activity and mechanism of injury accurately. Follow the reporting process provided by the employer or site, keep copies of reports and communications, and note when each report was made. Preserve the project and equipment information even if the initial account seems straightforward.

• Keep a single chronology for the incident, reporting, treatment, work status, and communications.
• Save records in more than one location and retain originals.
• Ask witnesses for their own contemporaneous account rather than coaching or combining statements.
• Do not sign a statement, release, equipment acknowledgment, or settlement document without understanding what it says.
• Review the official Texas source that matches the event before relying on a general assumption about deadlines, public entities, products, or workplace claims.

Practical next steps: point 2

The Texas Civil Practice and Remedies Code includes Chapter 16 on civil limitations and Chapter 33 on proportionate responsibility. A fact-specific review is needed before drawing conclusions from either chapter.