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MERCK & CO., INC.

770 SUMNEYTOWN PIKE, WEST POINT, PA, 19486
Operated by Merck & Co., Inc · 1 of 29 establishments
325412Pharmaceutical Preparation Manufacturing
EIN 273274092

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OSHA inspections
15
over 48 years
Violations
10
$68,500 in penalties
Penalties
$68,500
$6,850 avg
Violations across 3 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.
Accident investigations on record
1 fatality · 1 hospitalizations

Summary

MERCK & CO., INC. has accumulated 10 OSHA violations across 15 inspections over 48 years of recorded history, with $68,500 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 93rd percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 92 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 100th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 7 years ago.

Federal records were found in 3 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.

Agency coverage

MERCK & CO., INC. appears in OSHA workplace safety, WHD wage enforcement, NLRB labor relations, FMCSA motor carrier registration, and UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry records only. No matching records were found in MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental compliance, OFLC visa and labor certification (historical), SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.

OSHA workplace safety

Inspections
15
0.3 / yr · last 48 yrs
Violations
10
0.2 / yr
Penalties
$68,500
$6,850 avg / violation
20% serious80% other
Inspection trigger · complaint
9 of 15
Inspection trigger · planned
3 of 15

27% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 2 inspections producing serious-or-greater violations.

Most-cited OSHA standards

Top OSHA standards cited at this employer, ranked by citation count. Standards (CFR sections) cluster citations into safety themes -- machine guarding, lockout-tagout, hazard communication, fall protection, process safety, etc. A concentration on one or two sections reveals a pattern that individual citations don’t. 10 distinct standards shown · 10 citations in this view · $68,500 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
5A000111$56,875Jun 1992Jun 1992
29 CFR 1904.0002 A11$7,000Jun 1999Jun 1999
29 CFR 1910.0147 C06 I11$1,125Jun 1992Jun 1992
29 CFR 1910.0333 A0111$1,000Oct 2006Oct 2006
29 CFR 1904.0005 C11$1,000Jun 1992Jun 1992
29 CFR 1910.0332 B0211$500Oct 2006Oct 2006
29 CFR 1910.0133 A0111$500Dec 2005Dec 2005
29 CFR 1910.0305 E0111$500Dec 2005Dec 2005
29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 II11Oct 2006Oct 2006
29 CFR 1910.1200 H02 II11Dec 2005Dec 2005

Source: OSHA inspection citations (violation_detail). CFR section codes can be looked up at osha.gov/laws-regs for the formal standard text. Per-inspection detail and the specific violation descriptions are available by expanding individual inspections below.

Peer comparison

93rd

Worse on violations than most other employers in NAICS 3254 within PA. Peer group: 92 employers. This establishment has 10 OSHA violations; peer median is 0.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
100th
peer median: $0
Inspection frequency
100th
peer median: 1

Safety self-report (OSHA 300A)

Recordable injury rates the employer filed with OSHA’s Injury Tracking Application. DART covers cases with days away, restricted, or transferred; TRIR is the total recordable case rate.

DART rate
0.3
vs industry
−0.5
TRIR
0.3
vs industry
−1.0

Reported for 289 average annual employees at this establishment.

Source: OSHA ITA Form 300A (employer self-reported). Rates are per 100 full-time equivalent workers. Establishments below the ~10-FTE threshold are not required to report.

Industry benchmark

Industry avg TRIR
1.4
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
0.9
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
0.3
OSHA ITA Form 300A (employer self-reported)

BLS rates reflect industry-wide averages. Self-reported figures come from OSHA’s Injury Tracking Application; absence of self-reported data does not necessarily indicate non-compliance — many establishments fall below the ITA reporting threshold.

Inspection breakdown

Planned
3
Complaint
9
Accident
1
Referral
1

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

OSHA severe injury reports

No severe injury reports (hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye) on file under 29 CFR 1904.39 for MERCK & CO., INC.. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration

OSHA accident events

Accidents, fatalities, and catastrophes documented during OSHA inspections at this employer. Each entry links to the inspection that recorded it.

DateEventInjuriesHospitalizedFatalities
Jan 24, 1992INADEQUATE MAINT,WORK RULES,EQUIPMENT FAILURE,BACK,HIGH PRESSURE,STRUCK BY,ACCIDENTAL DISCHARGE,MECH MALFUNCTIONFatality211

Source: OSHA accident investigations. Narratives are recorded by the inspecting officer and may be truncated.

Activity timeline

Data refreshed
Weekly
First OSHA inspection
Most recent activity
7 years ago

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 7+ years. Most recent activity: 7 years ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.

Wage & Hour Division (WHD)

Cases
1
Back wages owed
$0
Employees affected
1

Department of Labor Wage & Hour Division — minimum-wage, overtime, child-labor, FMLA, and prevailing-wage enforcement.

Wage and hour breakdown by law

Per-statute totals across all closed DOL Wage & Hour cases against this employer. Backwages reflect amounts the agency assessed; civil penalty is the separate fine where applicable. Some acts (Davis-Bacon, SCA, CWHSSA, H-2B, CCPA) don't carry a civil penalty field in DOL's data. 1 statute · 2 violations · $0 in backwages

StatutePeriodCasesViolationsWorkersBackwagesCivil penalty
FMLA (family & medical leave)Jul 200812

Source: DOL WHD enforcement database, aggregated per statute. Lifetime totals. A case can cite multiple statutes — so the total here may exceed the case count in the table above.

Wage and hour cases

Closed DOL Wage & Hour Division cases (FLSA, FMLA, H-2B, MSPA, and related statutes). Backwages reflect amounts the agency assessed; civil penalty (CMP) is a separate fine levied on top, where the statute provides for one (FLSA / H-1B / H-2A / MSPA / FMLA / EPPA / FLSA Child Labor; other acts have no CMP column in DOL’s data). The Statutes column lists which laws each case cited. 1 case · $0 in backwages · 1 worker affected

Case periodIndustryStatutesViolationsWorkersBackwagesCivil penalty
Feb 2008 – Jul 2008Pharmaceutical and Medicine Manufacturing1

Source: DOL WHD enforcement database. Cases shown reflect those the agency has closed and made public. A violation count is the agency’s tally of cited violations (one violation can affect many workers); the workers column counts distinct employees the agency found to be affected.

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for MERCK & CO., INC.. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration

Labor relations (NLRB)

Company-level in PA — for Merck & Co., Inc, not this location alone

Total cases
30
Unfair labor practice
30

National Labor Relations Board — unfair labor practice charges and union representation cases. The NLRB records cases at the company/regional level (no worksite address), so these are matched by company name and state and may span other Merck & Co., Inc locations in the same state.

NLRB cases

National Labor Relations Board cases involving this employer. Includes unfair labor practice (ULP) filings and representation election proceedings. NLRB enforcement is process-driven; no per-case monetary penalty is assessed (remedies are case-by-case backpay orders, posting requirements, election re-runs, etc.). 30 cases · 30 ULP

Case numberTypeFiledClosedStatusRegion
04-CA-284376Unfair labor practiceOct 2021Jan 2022ClosedRegion 04, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
04-CA-284408Unfair labor practiceOct 2021Jan 2022ClosedRegion 04, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
04-CA-267702Unfair labor practiceOct 2020Mar 2022ClosedRegion 04, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
04-CA-232738Unfair labor practiceDec 2018Mar 2024ClosedRegion 04, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
04-CA-203561Unfair labor practiceAug 2017Nov 2017ClosedRegion 04, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
04-CA-154248Unfair labor practiceJun 2015Aug 2017ClosedRegion 04, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
04-CA-122978Unfair labor practiceFeb 2014Apr 2014ClosedRegion 04, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
04-CA-107745Unfair labor practiceJun 2013Aug 2013ClosedRegion 04, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
04-CA-067298Unfair labor practiceOct 2011Nov 2011ClosedRegion 04, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
04-CA-065519Unfair labor practiceSep 2011Nov 2011ClosedRegion 04, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
04-CA-037806Unfair labor practiceNov 2010Dec 2010ClosedRegion 04, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
04-CA-037117Unfair labor practiceOct 2009Nov 2009ClosedRegion 04, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
04-CA-036200Unfair labor practiceJun 2008Jul 2008ClosedRegion 04, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
04-CA-035742Unfair labor practiceOct 2007Dec 2007ClosedRegion 04, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
04-CA-035741Unfair labor practiceOct 2007Dec 2008ClosedRegion 04, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
04-CA-035670Unfair labor practiceSep 2007Oct 2007ClosedRegion 04, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
04-CA-035615Unfair labor practiceAug 2007Jun 2008ClosedRegion 04, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
04-CA-035614Unfair labor practiceAug 2007Oct 2007ClosedRegion 04, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
04-CA-035601Unfair labor practiceAug 2007Dec 2008ClosedRegion 04, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
06-CA-035639Unfair labor practiceJun 2007Aug 2007ClosedRegion 06, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
04-CA-035420Unfair labor practiceMay 2007Jun 2008ClosedRegion 04, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
04-CA-035020Unfair labor practiceNov 2006Dec 2008ClosedRegion 04, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
04-CA-034908Unfair labor practiceSep 2006Oct 2006ClosedRegion 04, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
04-CA-034375Unfair labor practiceJan 2006May 2006ClosedRegion 04, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
04-CA-034356Unfair labor practiceDec 2005May 2006ClosedRegion 04, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
04-CA-033981Unfair labor practiceJul 2005Jun 2006ClosedRegion 04, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
04-CA-033685Unfair labor practiceFeb 2005Dec 2008ClosedRegion 04, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
04-CA-033155Unfair labor practiceJun 2004Dec 2004ClosedRegion 04, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
04-CA-031956Unfair labor practiceMar 2003Jun 2008ClosedRegion 04, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
06-CA-032348Unfair labor practiceOct 2001Oct 2001ClosedRegion 06, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Source: NLRB case files. Rows shown are those the agency has published. Region numbers (1–31) correspond to NLRB's geographic offices.

Visa & labor certification (OFLC) — historical

No H-1B, H-2A, or H-2B labor condition applications on file (historical data only — DOL ended OFLC publication) for MERCK & CO., INC.. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for MERCK & CO., INC.. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency

Motor carrier safety (FMCSA)

DOT number
922383
Operation
A

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration — DOT-regulated carrier registration and fleet data.

Federal criminal prosecution record

Prosecutions
1
Total payments
$0
Disposition
NP
Crime type
FDCA / Pharma

First case: 2011-11-07. Most recent: 2011-11-07. Source: UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry — federal pleas, DPAs, and NPAs.

Federal contracts

No federal contracts are recorded to this specific location.

Company-wide — MERCK & CO., INC. (across 9 entities)
Obligated (5-yr)
$1.0B
Obligated (all-time)
$18.6B
Awards (all-time)
822

Consolidated across all USAspending recipient entities under this corporate parent — not attributable to this single location.

Federal contract activity for the parent corporation. Source: USAspending.gov, net obligations. Recipient address is the SAM registration / HQ address, not necessarily the worksite.

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2019-05-14Complaint0$0
2012-03-30Complaint0$0
2010-09-01Complaint0$0
2006-08-08Complaint0$0
2006-08-01Complaint31$1,500
2005-11-02Complaint3$1,000
1999-03-11Complaint1$7,000
1998-02-25Planned0$0
1998-02-25Planned0$0
1995-05-26Complaint0$0
1994-04-08Unprogrammed Related0$0
1994-02-25Planned0$0
1992-08-18Referral0$0
1992-01-24Accident31$59,000
1977-10-20Complaint0$0

Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.

In the news

Part of a larger organization

MERCK & CO., INC. is one of 29 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Merck & Co., Inc.

Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Merck & Co., Inc across all 29 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on MERCK & CO., INC. from every major federal compliance and enforcement source plus the UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry. OSHA workplace safety inspections, WHD wage cases, MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental enforcement, NLRB labor relations, OFLC visa/labor certification, FMCSA motor carrier registration, SAM.gov debarments, CMS nursing-home records, BLS industry safety benchmarks, OSHA ITA self-reported injury rates, SEC enforcement and financial disclosures, CPSC and NHTSA recalls.

Establishments are matched across agencies using normalized employer name, state, and ZIP code. This establishment resolves to the parent rollup Merck & Co., Inc, which operates 29 establishments in our dataset.

OSHA citations typically appear 3–8 months after the inspection, so very recent enforcement actions may not yet be reflected. Profiles may be incomplete if the establishment operates under multiple legal names or files under variations our entity-matching rules don’t yet cover. To report a missing record or correction, email corrections@fastdol.com.

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Frequently asked

What is MERCK & CO., INC.'s OSHA violation history?
MERCK & CO., INC. has 15 OSHA inspections on record with 10 violations and $68,500 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 0.35 compared to an industry average of 0.9.
Has MERCK & CO., INC. had any workplace fatalities?
Yes. Federal records show 1 fatality investigation involving MERCK & CO., INC..