EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING TO HIS WORK VEHICLE, WHILE TALKING TO ANOTHER EE, FROM TALKING TO WITNESSES, EE TRIPPED OVER HIS OWN FEET, EE STARTED TO FALL, EE WALKING WITH HIM REACHED OUT TO KEEP HIM FROM FALLING TO THE GROUND, AROUND EE'S NECK, CAUSING EMPLOYEE TO STRAIN MUSCLE IN NECK. EE DIDN'T REPORT THIS UNTIL 6-24-01, WENT TO DOCTOR 6-26-01.