From the picture it appears to me that there may be stealth stripping or something inside the Safeguard. Is it possible that it could have jammed the cam action? I tend to agree with @Empostarr that the handle breaking off shouldn't have resulted in a freefall. In fact I once had a Safeguard fail in a similar fashion. The handle rivet broke and the handle came off in my hand. The Safeguard however carried my weight just fine. Only issue was I couldn't get it to release until I was able to unweight it.
First Mechanical Device Failure Tonight (Safeguard)
Tonight I dragged the camper to the area I'm hunting this weekend and arrived right at 6:00. Rushed out to spend an hour in an observation sit. I was setup on the edge of a large clear cut and sat right to last light. When I went to rappel down the lever of my Safeguard came right off in my...
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