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Preserve physical and electronic evidence

Write a chronological account while memories are fresh. Record the assigned task, instructions received, equipment used, conditions at the work area, witnesses, symptoms, medical care, and any change in the worksite after the event. Preserve photographs or video in their original form when possible and keep copies separate from edited versions.

• Photograph the area, machinery, tools, guards, warning labels, footwear, clothing, and visible conditions.
• List witnesses and what each person personally observed.
• Save texts, emails, app messages, schedules, time records, and photographs relating to the assignment or incident.
• Do not repair, discard, alter, or return machinery, tools, protective equipment, or other physical items before considering how they may document the event.

Identify short-lived records

If a camera, access-control system, vehicle system, phone, tablet, wearable device, or workplace platform may contain relevant information, note the system and the likely date and time range. A written request to preserve potentially relevant video and electronic data can help identify what should not be overwritten, without assuming that any particular recording exists.

Use a dated index

Create one folder for the event and use a dated index. Begin with a one-page timeline, then add documents in the order they were created or received. Keep originals unchanged and label later notes as notes. Record the source of each item and any missing page, attachment, photograph, or video segment.

• Timeline: assignment, incident, notice, medical visits, communications, and work status.
• People and roles: employer, supervisor, coworkers, contractors, staffing entities, property contacts, and equipment contacts.
• Physical evidence: machinery, tools, protective equipment, clothing, photographs, and measurements.
• Records: schedules, training, inspection, maintenance, incident, payroll or time, coverage, medical, and communications.
• Follow-up log: preservation requests, responses, missing materials, and questions requiring verification.

Keep firsthand and later information distinct

Keep medical and employment records organized separately from personal observations, and avoid rewriting an earlier account to match later information. The purpose of the sequence is to make gaps visible and preserve the distinction between firsthand evidence and later summaries.

Make preservation the first priority

Preserve the scene-related information, report the event through the applicable workplace channel, obtain copies of records you are given, and document medical care and work-status instructions. If an organization says that video, equipment, or electronic records are unavailable, record who said so, when, and what search was described.

• Write the timeline and witness list.
• Photograph and preserve relevant physical items.
• Request preservation of video, electronic data, and machinery or tool records.
• Collect training, scheduling, incident, inspection, maintenance, and coverage information.
• Review the official Texas Division of Workers’ Compensation injured-worker resources for the applicable claims and coverage subject.

Check the governing subject

Texas Civil Practice and Remedies Code Chapter 16 is the official Texas limitations chapter, and Chapter 33 is the official proportionate-responsibility chapter. The supplied sources do not authorize a filing deadline, percentage, threshold, or outcome. Questions involving public entities or products may require separate review under the official chapters identified above.