Bedrock Loot Table Misfire with Empty Hand

So I am attempting to create a mod, behavior pack with resource pack and all that. I have a block, quartz, that has an attached loot table. Here is the JSON for the block:

{
  "format_version": "1.21.100",
  "minecraft:block": {
    "description": {
      "identifier": "rocksandstuff:quartz"
    },
    "components": {
      "minecraft:geometry": "geometry.quartz",
      "minecraft:material_instances": {
        "*": { "texture": "rocksandstuff_quartz", "render_method": "opaque", 
              "minecraft:item_visual": {"material_instances": { "texture": "rocksandstuff_quartz_item", "render_method": "opaque"}}
              }
        },
      "minecraft:destructible_by_mining": { "seconds_to_destroy": 1.5 },
      "minecraft:loot": "loot_tables/blocks/quartz_strict.json"
    },
    "tag:minecraft:stone_pick_diggable": {}
  }
}

and here is the JSON for the loot table

{
  "pools": [
    {
      "rolls": 1,
      "entries": [
        { "type": "item", "name": "minecraft:potato",
          "conditions": [ { "condition": "match_tool", "item": "minecraft:iron_pickaxe" } ] },

        { "type": "item", "name": "minecraft:carrot",
          "conditions": [ { "condition": "match_tool", "item": "minecraft:stone_pickaxe" } ] },

        { "type": "item", "name": "minecraft:grass",
          "conditions": [ { "condition": "match_tool", "item": "minecraft:golden_pickaxe" } ] },

        { "type": "item", "name": "minecraft:ladder",
          "conditions": [ { "condition": "match_tool", "item": "minecraft:diamond_pickaxe" } ] },

        { "type": "item", "name": "minecraft:stick",
          "conditions": [ { "condition": "match_tool", "item": "minecraft:netherite_pickaxe" } ] },

        { "type": "item", "name": "minecraft:air",
        "conditions": [ { "condition": "match_tool", "item": "minecraft:air" } ] }
      ]
    }
  ]
}

firstly, there doesn’t seem to be any documentation on dealing with the condition that a block is broken with an empty hand. Whether that is because these conditions are intended to exclude the empty hand automatically, or some other reason, that is a rather frustrating aspect of this.

Secondly, I am attempting to make a custom stone-like block. It should only drop its respected item when broken with the right tier of pickaxe. I have tried many alterations of the match_tool condition. Whenever the block is broken with an empty hand, it just fires a random condition. As you can see, I attempted to check for the minecraft:air object, however that changes nothing. I have also checked for “undefined”, with the same results.

I have a script that prints to the content log and the in-game chat.

import { world, EquipmentSlot } from "@minecraft/server";

world.beforeEvents.playerBreakBlock.subscribe((ev) => {
  const eq = ev.player.getComponent("equippable");
  const held = eq?.getEquipment(EquipmentSlot.Mainhand);

  // Send to in-game chat
  ev.player.sendMessage(`Mainhand: ${held?.typeId}`);

  // Print to Minecraft's log file
  console.warn(`Player ${ev.player.name} broke ${ev.block.typeId} with: ${held?.typeId}`);
});

I am unsure if I simply have something wrong, however from reviewing your documentation: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/minecraft/creator/documents/loottableconditions?view=minecraft-bedrock-stable , it appears that this may be a bug.

Any help is appreciated!
Also if you would like to see any other scripts or files, please let me know and I would be glad to provide them for you.