MERRICK PET CARE, INC. is a dog and cat food manufacturing employer in HEREFORD, TX. Federal records show 1 OSHA inspection with 6 violations and $16,300 in penalties. All data sourced from public federal enforcement records.
Data sourced from OSHA, DOL WHD, MSHA, EPA ECHO, NLRB, FMCSA, OFLC, BLS, SAM.gov, CMS, USAspending, CPSC, NHTSA, and the UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry. Last updated: May 1, 2026.
MERRICK PET CARE, INC.
3275 TIERRA BLANCA ROAD FM 2943 FM 29 STREET, HEREFORD, TX, 79045
311111 — Top companies in Dog and Cat Food Manufacturing
EIN: 201282570
383 employees
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Inspection History
No inspection records found.
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Data aggregated from public federal enforcement and program records (OSHA, WHD, MSHA, EPA, NLRB, FMCSA, OFLC, BLS, SAM.gov, CMS, USAspending, CPSC, NHTSA) plus the UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry. Employer profiles matched by name and location — matching errors may occur. Risk scores computed by FastDOL, not official government assessments. OSHA citations typically appear 3-8 months after the inspection, so very recent enforcement actions may not yet be reflected. Data provided as-is. Report a data error.
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- TEJAS INDUSTRIES, INC. — HEREFORD — 1 federal record
- MID AMERICA PET FOOD, LLC — MOUNT PLEASANT — 1 federal record
- CANIDAE PET FOOD, INC. — BROWNWOOD — 1 federal record
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- PRAIRIE DOG PET PRODUCTS — ABILENE — 1 federal record
- CHEWY, DFW1 — DALLAS — 1 federal record
Industry context
Within the dog and cat food manufacturing industry in TX, MERRICK PET CARE, INC. ranks in the 73th percentile of OSHA violation frequency across 74 comparable establishments.
OSHA penalty totals rank in the 86th percentile of the same peer group.
The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports an industry-average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) of 2.3 for the dog and cat food manufacturing sector, with a Days Away, Restricted, or Transferred (DART) rate of 1.5. MERRICK PET CARE, INC.'s self-reported DART rate is 0, which is below the industry average.
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in the past 13 years.
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is MERRICK PET CARE, INC.'s OSHA violation history?
- MERRICK PET CARE, INC. has 1 OSHA inspection on record with 6 violations and $16,300 in total penalties.
- How does MERRICK PET CARE, INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
- MERRICK PET CARE, INC. operates in the dog and cat food manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 2.3. MERRICK PET CARE, INC.'s self-reported DART rate is 0 compared to an industry average of 1.5.
About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on MERRICK PET CARE, INC. of HEREFORD, TX from 17 federal data sources. Records were found in 2 sources: OSHA workplace safety inspections, and BLS industry safety benchmarks. The remaining 15 sources were checked and found no matching records: WHD, MSHA, EPA, NLRB, OFLC, OFCCP, FMCSA, USAspending, SAM.gov, CMS, CPSC, NHTSA, UVA, SEC enforcement, SEC facts.
Establishments are matched across agencies using normalized employer name, state, and ZIP code. The dataset was last refreshed on May 1, 2026.
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