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Appearance and duration indicators

Photographs should show both the condition and its setting. Take close views of the substance, uneven area, wetness, debris, mat, stair edge, or other feature; then take wider views showing entrances, signs, lighting, drainage, shelving, counters, and the route taken. Preserve the original files and note when and where each image was made.

• Write a chronological account while the sequence is fresh, including arrival, route, observation of the condition, fall, and immediate reports.
• Keep the shoes and clothing worn during the event in their existing condition; do not clean, repair, or discard them before documenting them.
• Identify anyone who saw the condition, the fall, a warning, cleanup, or an earlier complaint.

Warnings and footwear belong in the same record

The condition's appearance may matter. Note whether it looked fresh or established, whether footprints, tracks, drying, spreading, dirt, residue, repeated wear, or other features were visible, and whether the condition changed before photographs were taken. These observations do not answer the dispute by themselves, but they help organize questions for witnesses and record holders.

Preserve before conditions change

Begin with a same-day or earliest-possible account. Mark the route, surface, fall point, body impact, and any reported symptoms. Save photographs, videos, messages, receipts, clothing images, and names in one organized folder. Keep a dated log of medical visits and communications without changing original files.

• Request that relevant photographs, incident reports, inspection materials, cleaning records, employee schedules, and surveillance be preserved.
• Record when the condition was reported, to whom, and what response followed.
• Ask witnesses for their own contact information and a short description of what they personally observed.
• Avoid posting a detailed account that could separate the event from the original images or notes.

Incident reporting should be documented

Surveillance can be overwritten, and a surface may be cleaned, repaired, covered, or replaced. Promptly identifying cameras and the people who can access footage helps define what should be preserved. Keep copies of written requests and note the recipient, date, and subject.

Keep facts distinct from conclusions

Create a concise evidence inventory: scene photographs, original notes, footwear and clothing, witness contacts, reports, communications, medical records, and preservation requests. Separate what you personally observed from what someone else told you. If the location has changed, note when and how you learned of the change.

• Confirm the exact address or identifiable location and the specific surface involved.
• List every person or entity connected to ownership, occupancy, management, cleaning, inspection, security, or reporting.
• Organize questions about condition appearance, duration indicators, warnings, footwear, and surveillance.
• Review the official Texas sources relevant to the kind of incident before relying on a general assumption about procedure.

Use the record system that matches the event

For a roadway crash, TxDOT provides a statewide starting point for crash reports, records, data, and statistics, but the supplied source does not establish that TxDOT investigated or controls a particular slip-and-fall scene. If the fall occurred while working, the Texas Division of Workers’ Compensation source addresses injured-worker claims, coverage, and employer records; it does not establish facts about this event.