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Only thing I can think of is to try to relieve pressure on the locking mechanism by either pushing in on the door or by pulling out on the door while operating the keypad. If something is bent and causing a binding issue, you may be able to relieve that pressure by getting everything just right.
The problem is that if any of the bolts are binding, anywhere around the door, it won't open. So you'd have to relieve all the pressure, anywhere binding is occurring.
Maybe, if you can tell where it's binding and if you get lucky and the relief pressure is in the opening direction, you could use small wedges around the edge of the door at the right spots. If it requires closing pressure, then I don't have any bright ideas other than pushing on it.
Might work--you don't have much to lose if it doesn't.
Don't apply the push/pull pressure to the handle, apply it directly to the door. The handle is designed to shear internally if too much pressure is applied to prevent someone from trying to force it open using the handle and extra leverage.
If that doesn't work, a good locksmith can get it open, but it probably won't be cheap, and it probably won't leave you with a working safe when they're done.
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