Thanks guys for your responses!
After the initial shock, I guess I will go ahead and replace the plastic parts. Anything else would keep me worrying that this happens again in the middle of a print.
If anyone has a recommendation for manual/youtube video on how to disassemble the head for the UM2, I'd love to have it :) (btw: it's obviously not a UM2+, don't know how I got that confused)