EE WAS CLEANING THE PADDLE WHEEL ON BELT LINE OF PREP PLANT, WHEN HE FELL AGAINST THE HAND RAIL, HITTING HIS LEFT SIDE. EE REPORTED THE ACCIDENT RIGHT AWAY, BUT DID NOT REQUEST MEDICAL TREATME NT UNTIL 7-24. THEN HE WAS TAKEN TO CLINIC WHERE HE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH TWO FRACTURED RIBS AND RESTRICTED TO NO LIFTING MORE THAN 10 UNYTIL 8-7-00.