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MERCK & CO., INC. is a pharmaceutical preparation manufacturing employer in RAHWAY, NJ. Federal records show 7 OSHA inspections with 3 violations and $3,375 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 & CO., INC.

126 E. LINCOLN AVE., RAHWAY, NJ, 07065

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

325412 Top companies in Pharmaceutical Preparation Manufacturing

EIN: 221261880

8,702 employees

Federal Enforcement
7
OSHA inspections
3 violations
$3,375 in penalties
Violations across 2 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues.

Industry Benchmark

Industry Avg TRIR
1.4
Industry Avg DART
0.9
Self-Reported DART
0.2
Self-Reported TRIR
0.3
Industry rates from BLS SOII 2024. Self-reported rates from OSHA ITA Form 300A (employer self-reported).
OSHA Inspections
7
OSHA Violations
3
Total Penalties
$3,375
Trend
STABLE
WHD Cases
0
Back Wages Owed
$0
Confidence
HIGH
SVEP Flag
No

Data Insights

History Span
27 years
Last Activity
10yr ago
Inspection Rate
0.3/yr
Violation Rate
0.1/yr
Violation Severity Mix
$1,125 avg per violation$482 avg per inspection
Active Agencies:
OSHANLRB$3,375 total across all agencies
TRIR vs Industry Avg
-1.1
Below industry average
DART vs Industry Avg
-0.7
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

Complaint
5
Referral
2
Complaint and accident-triggered inspections are stronger risk signals than routine planned inspections.
Violation rate: 29% of inspections

Peer Comparison

73%
Above average violations
vs 181 employers in same industry & state
Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty Percentile
67%
Inspection Frequency Percentile
99%

Labor Relations (NLRB)

Total Cases
18
Unfair Labor Practice
18
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 & CO., 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 & CO., 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 Pharmaceutical Preparation Manufacturing within NJ

Industry context

Within the pharmaceutical preparation manufacturing industry in NJ, MERCK & CO., INC. ranks in the 73th percentile of OSHA violation frequency across 181 comparable establishments.

OSHA penalty totals rank in the 67th percentile of the same peer group. Inspection frequency ranks in the 99th percentile.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports an industry-average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) of 1.4 for the pharmaceutical preparation manufacturing sector, with a Days Away, Restricted, or Transferred (DART) rate of 0.9. MERCK & CO., INC.'s self-reported DART rate is 0.18, which is below the industry average.

Activity timeline

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in the past 10 years.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is MERCK & CO., INC.'s OSHA violation history?
MERCK & CO., INC. has 7 OSHA inspections on record with 3 violations and $3,375 in total penalties.
How does MERCK & CO., INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
MERCK & CO., INC. operates in the pharmaceutical preparation manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 1.4. MERCK & CO., INC.'s self-reported DART rate is 0.18 compared to an industry average of 0.9.

About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on MERCK & CO., INC. of RAHWAY, NJ 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 & CO., INC. resolves to the parent rollup Merck & Co., Inc., which operates 33 establishments in our dataset.

This profile may be incomplete if MERCK & CO., 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.