diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index 0ea120a..22cce27 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -325,6 +325,11 @@ MIT
 Change Log
 ----------
 
+Unreleased
+~~~~~~~~~~
+
+* B030: Fix crash on certain unusual except handlers (e.g. ``except a[0].b:``)
+
 23.3.12
 ~~~~~~~~
 
diff --git a/bugbear.py b/bugbear.py
index 7940120..a2a2298 100644
--- a/bugbear.py
+++ b/bugbear.py
@@ -250,15 +250,18 @@ def _check_redundant_excepthandlers(names, node):
 def _to_name_str(node):
     # Turn Name and Attribute nodes to strings, e.g "ValueError" or
     # "pkg.mod.error", handling any depth of attribute accesses.
+    # Return None for unrecognized nodes.
     if isinstance(node, ast.Name):
         return node.id
     if isinstance(node, ast.Call):
         return _to_name_str(node.func)
-    assert isinstance(node, ast.Attribute), f"Unexpected node type: {type(node)}"
-    try:
-        return _to_name_str(node.value) + "." + node.attr
-    except AttributeError:
-        return _to_name_str(node.value)
+    elif isinstance(node, ast.Attribute):
+        inner = _to_name_str(node.value)
+        if inner is None:
+            return None
+        return f"{inner}.{node.attr}"
+    else:
+        return None
 
 
 def names_from_assignments(assign_target):
@@ -345,19 +348,22 @@ def visit_ExceptHandler(self, node):
             self.generic_visit(node)
             return
         handlers = _flatten_excepthandler(node.type)
-        good_handlers = []
+        names = []
         bad_handlers = []
         ignored_handlers = []
         for handler in handlers:
             if isinstance(handler, (ast.Name, ast.Attribute)):
-                good_handlers.append(handler)
+                name = _to_name_str(handler)
+                if name is None:
+                    ignored_handlers.append(handler)
+                else:
+                    names.append(name)
             elif isinstance(handler, (ast.Call, ast.Starred)):
                 ignored_handlers.append(handler)
             else:
                 bad_handlers.append(handler)
         if bad_handlers:
             self.errors.append(B030(node.lineno, node.col_offset))
-        names = [_to_name_str(e) for e in good_handlers]
         if len(names) == 0 and not bad_handlers and not ignored_handlers:
             self.errors.append(B029(node.lineno, node.col_offset))
         elif (
diff --git a/tests/b030.py b/tests/b030.py
index 34c4b79..f90b2cd 100644
--- a/tests/b030.py
+++ b/tests/b030.py
@@ -32,3 +32,9 @@ def what_to_catch():
     pass
 except what_to_catch():  # ok
     pass
+
+
+try:
+    pass
+except a.b[1].c:  # ok
+    pass