He shoved the trail jack underneath the rig, just behind the front passenger tire. A bent control arm from what we could gather standing around, and it wouldn't be long until a flashlight illuminated and confirmed our guess.
 
Reaching up and in to the wheel well is never a guarantee of safety. Had the jacket not been there, it would have been skin torn up instead of the denim. But a hole isn't the end, it's the start of sharing this story, using a 4X4WARD 3" Logo Patch to not only make the repair, but to jumpstart the explanation of why it sits there on the forearm.