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In California’s uneven workers’ compensation system it’s often tough for some claimants to reach the breakeven point of the proverbial Old Testament standard of an eye for an eye.

Well Tahoe area resident Ron Hunt did lose an eye last month, but unlike many, he’s eager to get back to work. And instead of hiring an attorney out of the gates to litigate a claim for him, he’s hired a public relations firm to manage the international notoriety he’s gained from his story.

An electrician by trade, the 41-year-old Hunt fell eight feet from a ladder Aug. 15 while he was operating a drill with an 18-inch long by an inch and an eighth in diameter bit.

In a split second the drill fell to the ground and Hunt fell onto it, face down. The 18-inch bit traveled through his right eye and exited his skull just above his right ear.

Miraculously the bit pushed his brain aside and never pierced it. In fact the ears, nose and throat surgeon who treated Hunt at the Washoe Medical Center in Reno, ended up removing the bit by backing it out, instead of putting Hunt under the knife.

Rather than point a finger and fish for sympathy, Hunt told the Sierra Sun that his mind is clearer as a result of the accident.

Because he was an independent subcontractor, Hunt wasn’t covered by workers’ compensation. The PR firm will manage Hunt’s current media affairs and handle a fundraising effort to cover his medical costs.