Barrel glitch?

[cronuss]

(edited, because I was a bit pissed and was being a bit irrational when I first posted it.)

When I got to the part where you turn the crank to lower the barrels, in order to climb up the slope, the barrels fell awkwardly and got lodged into the world geometry. I'm now not able to climb the incline to the next part of the game.

I've raised and lowered the slope a dozen times, I've even found chairs to drag back and use as stepping stools in hopes to advance.