I see a lot of knives with broken tips at the flea market. Its not surprising at all as the tip of many knives are thin. I'm a big fan of small pry tool but I understand when the need strikes folks use whats at hand. I'd say its very normal breakage I hope you could regrind the knife tip as its not a massive break.
I will say this. My Leek has probably the most fragile tip of any knife in my collection. I only use it for cutting, and I'm still fearful the tip will break. It's barely thicker than a sheet of cardstock at the tip.