Beware of falling moose!
A Manhattan woman has sued a lower East Side restaurant, claiming she was conked in the head by a moosehead that fell off a wall.
Raina Kumra, 32, sued White Slab Palace, a Scandinavian-inspired hipster hangout on Delancey St., for an unspecified amount, charging the owners were "grossly careless" in mounting the taxidermy wildlife.
"It was the bar's fault," Kumra told the Daily News Tuesday. "I was injured and in an embarrassing way."
The 150-pound moosehead with antlers spanning over 3 feet was the centerpiece of the restaurant's back party room.
In a suit filed in Manhattan Supreme Court, Kumra said she was standing under the moosehead about 1 a.m. on Oct. 4 when it came dislodged and crowned her.
Named in the suit is Annika Sundvik, a Manhattan art gallery owner who opened White Slab Palace in February.
The restaurant "had a duty to provide ... an environment free from falling objects," the suit charges.
Kumra said she suffered a concussion when clobbered on the head in the party room packed with patrons.
Since the incident, Kumra has lost cognitive skills and suffered chronic neck pain, fatigue, dizzy spells and anxiety from mounting medical expenses, the suit says. Sundvik, who also owns Good Bar & Grill in Chinatown, did not immediately return calls for comment. A manager at the restaurant refused to comment, saying she hadn't heard of the suit.
Meanwhile, Richard Santomauro, owner of Wildlife Taxidermy in Wall, N.J., insisted Kumra was not hit by a moosehead.
"That's a caribou," he said after viewing a photo of the stuffed head.
With Katie McFadden
mgrace@nydailynews.com
With Katie McFadden
How many of these damn restaurant sites do you own?
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