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MERCK SHARP AND DOHME is a pharmaceutical preparation manufacturing employer in ARECIBO, PR. Federal records show 1 OSHA inspection 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 1, 2026.

MERCK SHARP AND DOHME

BO. SABANA HOYOS KM 60.3 RR2, ARECIBO, PR, 00612

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

325412 Top companies in Pharmaceutical Preparation Manufacturing

Federal Enforcement
1
OSHA inspection

Industry Benchmark

Industry Avg TRIR
1.4
Industry Avg DART
0.9
Industry rates from BLS SOII 2024. Self-reported rates from OSHA ITA.
OSHA Inspections
1
OSHA Violations
0
Total Penalties
$0
Trend
STABLE
WHD Cases
0
Back Wages Owed
$0
Confidence
MEDIUM
SVEP Flag
No

Data Insights

History Span
10 years
Last Activity
10yr ago
Inspection Rate
0.1/yr

Federal Criminal Prosecution Record

Source: UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry — federal pleas, DPAs, and NPAs.
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Prosecutions
1
Total Payments
$321,636,000
Disposition
Guilty Plea
Crime Type
FDCA / Pharma
First case: 2012-04-24
Most recent: 2012-04-24

CPSC Product Recalls

Consumer Product Safety Commission recall history matched on company name.
0
Total Recalls
1
Last 5 Years
0
Last 12 Months
0
Units Recalled
0
Top Hazard: The bottle cap can be cracked which can cause the child-resistant closure to become ineffective to young children who can gain unintended access to the capsules, posing a risk of poisoning.
Most Recent Recall: 2015-08-18

Inspection Breakdown

Referral
1
Complaint and accident-triggered inspections are stronger risk signals than routine planned inspections.

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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 SHARP AND DOHME 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 SHARP AND DOHME 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 PR

Industry context

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.

Activity timeline

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in the past 11 years.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is MERCK SHARP AND DOHME's OSHA violation history?
MERCK SHARP AND DOHME has 1 OSHA inspection on record with 0 violations and $0 in total penalties.
How does MERCK SHARP AND DOHME's safety record compare to its industry?
MERCK SHARP AND DOHME operates in the pharmaceutical preparation manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 1.4.

About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on MERCK SHARP AND DOHME of ARECIBO, PR from 17 federal data sources. Records were found in 6 sources: OSHA workplace safety inspections, CPSC consumer-product recalls, 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, NLRB, OFLC, OFCCP, FMCSA, USAspending, SAM.gov, CMS, NHTSA.

Establishments are matched across agencies using normalized employer name, state, and ZIP code. The dataset was last refreshed on May 1, 2026. MERCK SHARP AND DOHME resolves to the parent rollup Merck & Co., Inc., which operates 33 establishments in our dataset.

This profile may be incomplete if MERCK SHARP AND DOHMEoperates 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.