ATLANTA, Georgia — What started as a routine warehouse shift in June 2024 at HD Supply’s GA02 Forest Park distribution center now sits at the center of a $50 millionATLANTA, Georgia — What started as a routine warehouse shift in June 2024 at HD Supply’s GA02 Forest Park distribution center now sits at the center of a $50 million

HD Supply Holdings Inc. Faces $50 Million Showdown Over Racial Discrimination,Quinton Hall, and an Allegedly Unsafe Warehouse

ATLANTA, Georgia — What started as a routine warehouse shift in June 2024 at HD Supply’s GA02 Forest Park distribution center now sits at the center of a $50 million federal lawsuit accusing one of the nation’s largest industrial distributors of operating an unsafe warehouse and unlawfully pushing out an injured worker. In a civil complaint filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia, former warehouse employee Quinton J. Hall alleges that a malfunctioning forklift battery at the GA02 facility smoked, overheated, and ultimately erupted on the warehouse floor, leaving him disoriented, exposed to fumes, and with what he describes as a serious, permanent back injury.​

According to the complaint, the June 27, 2024 incident marked the beginning of a cascade of decisions that stripped Hall of his job, income, and sense of safety rather than providing protection or support. Hall, who is representing himself pro se, alleges that HD Supply runs an unsafe warehouse at GA02 and failed him at the moment he most needed protection, converting a workplace accident into a test of the company’s commitment to safety, civil rights, and basic dignity on the warehouse floor.​

Hall claims that even after he obtained medical documentation of his back injury—delayed, he says, because HD Supply was awaiting drug-test results from Concentra Urgent Care ordered immediately after the battery eruption—the company refused to place him on light-duty work. The complaint alleges that other injured non-Black employees were given light-duty assignments in an enclosed area known as “the cage,” while Hall, despite documented restrictions, was denied similar relief. Instead of honoring his provider’s limitations, Hall asserts, HD Supply reassigned him to “put-away” duties that required pushing and pulling a manual pallet jack weighing an estimated 150 to 200 pounds up and down warehouse aisles—work the filing characterizes as the opposite of accommodation and in direct conflict with medical guidance already in the company’s possession.​

Rather than easing his workload or removing him from tasks that intensified his pain, the company effectively “tested his limits” by sending him back into a physically demanding role that he says compounded his injury day after day, the complaint alleges. Hall contends that this decision did more than slow his recovery; he argues it helped lock in a permanent back injury that now affects every part of his life, turning what should have been a path toward healing into ongoing physical and emotional damage that he describes as both foreseeable and avoidable.​

The filing states that Hall’s situation escalated quickly once he challenged what he viewed as unfair treatment following the forklift incident. He alleges that a supervisor confronted him in the days after the battery eruption, accused him of “faking” his back injury, and repeated that accusation to coworkers on the warehouse floor, fueling workplace rumors that left him humiliated, singled out, and increasingly isolated in a department where he says he had previously been regarded as a trusted, high-performing operator.​

Hall says that, in response, he began building a paper trail. According to the federal complaint, he filed formal internal complaints with HD Supply’s Human Resources department accusing the supervisor of spreading false rumors and contributing to a hostile work environment and kept copies of each report for his own records. Over time, he alleges, a growing list of witnesses emerged as a central support for his case, with multiple current and former coworkers reportedly prepared to describe what they observed before, during, and after the forklift battery eruption.​

Now, in Hall v. HD Supply, Inc., Civil Action No. 1:25-cv-06567 (N.D. Ga.), Hall seeks at least $50 million in damages and casts the lawsuit as a pivotal test of HD Supply’s adherence to workplace safety standards, civil-rights obligations, and lawful treatment of employees inside the GA02 Forest Park distribution center. At this stage, the court has not ruled on the merits of his claims, and HD Supply has not yet filed its response in the public docket; the complaint represents Hall’s allegations, not findings of fact.​

Nothing in the legal process can undo the physical and emotional toll Quinton J. Hall describes. Still, his case carries implications that reach far beyond a single lawsuit. It functions as a test of how seriously corporations take OSHA warnings and whether courts will hold companies accountable when they allow an HD supply unsafe warehouse to remain in operation. If a jury ultimately concludes that HD Supply ignored clear regulatory red flags and allowed an “accident waiting to happen” to proceed unchecked, any financial verdict—whether $50 million or another figure—will be only part of the reckoning.The deeper message to employers would be unmistakable: safety regulations are not optional red tape; they are protective measures meant to keep workers alive and healthy. Companies that dismiss them risk not only catastrophic injuries but also significant legal and reputational damage. HD Supply’s Forest Park warehouse was cited for serious safety failures, and shortly afterward a worker was injured in the very way regulators feared. That is a narrative no company wants attached to its brand. As the litigation moves forward, one can only hope it spurs HD Supply and other warehouse operators to scrutinize their practices, clear their hazards, and ensure that no facility operates as an HD supply unsafe warehouse. The cost of ignoring these lessons is measured not just in dollars, but in human lives and livelihoods.

Inside HD Supply: Company Overview and Online Footprint

Founded in 1974, HD Supply has grown into one of the country’s largest industrial distributors, serving construction, maintenance, and institutional customers nationwide.

The HD Supply company overview highlights several core business segments, including:

HD Supply HVAC products and systems for residential and commercial projects

HD Supply flooring materials, tools, and installation supplies

HD Supply appliances for multifamily housing, hospitality, and commercial properties

HD Supply facility maintenance solutions covering inventory, repair parts, and operations support

Through its e-commerce platform—often referred to as HD Supply online shopping—the company supplies contractors, government agencies, property managers, and maintenance teams across the United States. HD Supply also offers HD Supply net 30 trade-credit accounts, 

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