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MERCK & COMPANY, INC. is a biological product (except diagnostic) manufacturing employer in ELKTON, VA. Federal records show 10 OSHA inspections with 0 violations and $0 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 2, 2026.

MERCK & COMPANY, INC.

2778 SOUTH EAST SIDE HIGHWAY, ELKTON, VA, 22827

Parent: Merck & Co., Inc. (33 locations)

325414 Top companies in Biological Product (except Diagnostic) Manufacturing

EIN: 221261880

1,473 employees

Federal Enforcement
10
OSHA inspections

Industry Benchmark

Industry Avg TRIR
1.5
Industry Avg DART
0.9
Self-Reported DART
0.3
Self-Reported TRIR
0.8
Industry rates from BLS SOII 2024. Self-reported rates from OSHA ITA Form 300A (employer self-reported).
OSHA Inspections
10
OSHA Violations
0
Total Penalties
$0
Trend
STABLE
WHD Cases
0
Back Wages Owed
$0
Confidence
HIGH
SVEP Flag
No

Data Insights

History Span
28 years
Last Activity
2yr ago
Inspection Rate
0.4/yr
Active Agencies:
NLRB
TRIR vs Industry Avg
-0.8
Below industry average
DART vs Industry Avg
-0.6
Below industry average

Federal Criminal Prosecution Record

Source: UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry — federal pleas, DPAs, and NPAs.
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Prosecutions
1
Total Payments
$0
Disposition
NP
Crime Type
FDCA / Pharma
First case: 2011-11-07
Most recent: 2011-11-07

Inspection Breakdown

Planned
3
Complaint
7
Complaint and accident-triggered inspections are stronger risk signals than routine planned inspections.

Labor Relations (NLRB)

Total Cases
2
Unfair Labor Practice
2
National Labor Relations Board — unfair labor practice charges and union representation cases.

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SEC Enforcement(5)

$28,405,509 totallast: 2008-02-22

SEC Litigation Releases filed against Merck & Co., Inc.— every public-company employer profile shows the parent's SEC enforcement history. Source: sec.gov/litigation/litreleases.

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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.

Part of a larger organization

MERCK & COMPANY, INC. is one of 33 establishments in our dataset that roll up under the parent organization Merck & Co., Inc.. Merck & Co., Inc. is a SEC public reporter (MRK), with most recent reported revenue of $65.0B.

Federal enforcement records on MERCK & COMPANY, INC. represent activity at this specific establishment. The full enforcement footprint of Merck & Co., Inc. across all 33 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.

Other establishments operated by Merck & Co., Inc.

Other employers in Biological Product (except Diagnostic) Manufacturing within VA

Industry context

Inspection frequency ranks in the 100th percentile.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports an industry-average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) of 1.5 for the biological product (except diagnostic) manufacturing sector, with a Days Away, Restricted, or Transferred (DART) rate of 0.9. MERCK & COMPANY, INC.'s self-reported DART rate is 0.34, which is below the industry average.

Activity timeline

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in the past 24 months.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is MERCK & COMPANY, INC.'s OSHA violation history?
MERCK & COMPANY, INC. has 10 OSHA inspections on record with 0 violations and $0 in total penalties.
How does MERCK & COMPANY, INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
MERCK & COMPANY, INC. operates in the biological product (except diagnostic) manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 1.5. MERCK & COMPANY, INC.'s self-reported DART rate is 0.34 compared to an industry average of 0.9.

About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on MERCK & COMPANY, INC. of ELKTON, VA from 17 federal data sources. Records were found in 6 sources: OSHA workplace safety inspections, NLRB labor relations cases, UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry, SEC Litigation Releases, SEC XBRL companyfacts (parent financials), and BLS industry safety benchmarks. The remaining 11 sources were checked and found no matching records: WHD, MSHA, EPA, OFLC, OFCCP, FMCSA, USAspending, SAM.gov, CMS, CPSC, NHTSA.

Establishments are matched across agencies using normalized employer name, state, and ZIP code. The dataset was last refreshed on May 2, 2026. MERCK & COMPANY, INC. resolves to the parent rollup Merck & Co., Inc., which operates 33 establishments in our dataset.

This profile may be incomplete if MERCK & COMPANY, INC.operates under multiple legal names, files under variations our entity-matching rules don't yet cover, or maintains records below current matching thresholds. To report a missing record or correction, email corrections@fastdol.com.