EMPLOYEE HAD COMPLETED INSPECTING CHARGER UNIT AND WAS CROSSING TRACK TO GET INTO A CROSSCUT TO ALLOW A TRIP TO PASS HIM. HE TRIPPED OVER TRACK AND FELL. AS HE ATTEMPTED TO REGAIN HIS BALANCE HE USED HIS LEFT HAND TO STOP HIS FALL. HIS WRIST WAS FRACTURED IN THIS ACTION. HE ALSO LACERATED HIS LEFT EAR.