ATLANTA — Jan. 5, 2026 — HD Supply is defending a federal employment and civil-rights lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia in which former warehouse worker Quinton J. Hall alleges that a forklift battery fire inside an HD Supply Forest Park distribution center caused injury and triggered disputed workplace decisions. The case, Hall v. HD Supply, Inc., No. 1:25-cv-06567 (N.D. Ga.), remains pending, and the court has not ruled on the merits of the allegations.
Hall’s filing frames the dispute around workplace conditions he characterizes as an HD Supply unsafe warehouse, along with alleged discrimination and retaliation. The allegations below are attributed to Hall’s complaint as described in publicly available summaries, not findings of fact.
According to publicly circulated summaries describing the federal complaint, Hall alleges the incident occurred inside HD Supply’s GA02 Forest Park distribution center, identified as 2100 Anvil Block Road, Forest Park, GA 30297, south of Atlanta.
In that description, GA02 is portrayed as a high-volume warehouse environment with frequent forklift traffic and battery-powered equipment in active use.
As summarized in public descriptions of the complaint, Hall alleges that on June 27, 2024, a forklift battery overheated and began producing smoke while he was operating equipment on the warehouse floor. He claims he used fire extinguishers during the incident and later reported ongoing back symptoms.
Hall’s narrative links the alleged forklift battery failure to what he describes as an HD Supply unsafe warehouse environment and to subsequent disputes over work restrictions, accommodations, and treatment at the facility.
Separate from the lawsuit allegations, OSHA’s enforcement database lists a complaint inspection for Hd Supply Facilities Maintenance, Ltd. at 2100 Anvil Block Road, Forest Park, GA 30297. OSHA shows the inspection opened May 6, 2024, and lists an emphasis area of “Forklift.”
OSHA’s inspection entry includes a violation summary and penalty information. One listed citation item describes alleged noncompliance with OSHA’s powered-industrial-truck standard (29 CFR 1910.178), stating that multiple forklifts/order pickers were observed running and unattended during a walk-around.
OSHA enforcement listings are distinct from the lawsuit. An OSHA inspection record does not, by itself, prove the specific incident facts alleged in Hall’s complaint, and the court has not treated OSHA’s entry as a finding in the lawsuit.
Based on the OSHA inspection page and associated citation text available publicly, the OSHA entry referenced above does not explicitly describe a June 27, 2024, forklift battery fire.
Separately, OSHA’s recordkeeping rules generally require employers to record each recordable injury or illness on the OSHA 300 Log and OSHA 301 Incident Report within seven calendar days of receiving information that a recordable injury or illness occurred.
Public summaries describing the complaint characterize Hall v. HD Supply as asserting claims under federal employment civil-rights and disability laws, along with Georgia state-law theories, including allegations of discrimination and retaliation. The court has not made factual findings on any claim.
Docket listings reported in public case-tracking sources indicate the case was filed Nov. 14, 2025, in the Northern District of Georgia.
In typical federal practice, early motion briefing (including motions challenging certain claims at the pleading stage) may be followed by discovery if claims proceed. Any disputed facts are ordinarily tested through evidence gathering and later motions or trial scheduling.
HD Supply is a wholesale distribution company and a wholly owned subsidiary of The Home Depot, according to company and investor materials.
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Contributor: Todd Richardson
