Report the accident as soon as possible and seek appropriate medical care. You should also document when and where the injury happened, what task you were performing, what conditions contributed to the accident, and who witnessed it.
Keep copies of incident reports, medical restrictions, emails, text messages, photographs, and communications from your employer or insurance administrator.
You should also determine whether your employer participates in Texas workers’ compensation or operates under another type of occupational injury program. That distinction can significantly change the way a Fort Worth workplace injury claim should be handled.
