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I would imagine that NASA is extremely worried about that, and has gone to great lengths to ensure it's not an outcome.

Why do you assume that nobody has worried about this, or considered this contingency?

I’m pretty sure this was one of the main criteria for building the helicopter since the -reject is not essential to the mission but is instead is a demonstration.

It’s probably also why they’re waiting to fly it so that the rover is a bit further away

No it is still attached to the rover.

At the moment. Ingenuity is in a compartment on the underside of the rover and will be released onto the surface before flying.

Presumably they'll move the rover away to a safe distance before flying.

Because NASA isn't full of idiots.

The helicopter is itself also a science instrument. How do they prevent any of the instruments from destroying each other? Careful planning, I would guess

Of course they worried. That's why the first flight will just be a accent of 3 meters.