Several “near-drops” but never hit the floor. Typically, its a “newbie” attending a simcha given hagbah by a well-meaning gabbai. They forget (or never knew) that for a heavier sefer you need to bend the knees a bit to provide the needed upward lift and instead try to do it entirely with their wrists and arms. There was always the baal koreh/gabbai/maftir immediately nearby to lend a steady and helping hand.
