This is related to dangling modifiers. The sentence
construction is often similar.
Grabbing his backpack from the table, he strolled down the road enjoying the sunshine.
Very long arms?
Taking
a swig of his coffee, he carried on with his knitting.
Three hands?
To fix simultaneous actions, make sure your characters are doing one thing at a time, in logical sequence:
He grabbed his back pack from the table, then strolled down the road enjoying the sunshine.
After taking a swig of his coffee, he carried on with his knitting.
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