Even the extremely unlikely happens eventually. A lady I used to work with lost sight in one eye after such a freak thing. She was working with Habitat for Humanity, building a house. She was driving a nail - no power tools, just a hammer and a nail. Must've hit a knot or slid or something. We've all hit nails wrong and had them flip off to one side. This one went directly back at her and straight down the center of her left eye. How many of us bother wearing safety glasses working with non-powered hand tools?
I hope your recovery goes well Deputy Waddell.