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MERCK SHARP & DOHME

111 CENTRAL AVENUE, Teterboro, NJ, 07608
Operated by Merck & Co., Inc · 1 of 29 establishments

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OSHA inspections
2
over 51 years
Violations
3
$25 in penalties
Penalties
$25
$8 avg
Violations across 2 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.

Summary

MERCK SHARP & DOHME has accumulated 3 OSHA violations across 2 inspections over 51 years of recorded history, with $25 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 64th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 69,782 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 73rd percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 51 years ago.

Federal records were found in 2 of 16 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.

Agency coverage

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

OSHA workplace safety

Inspections
2
0.0 / yr · last 51 yrs
Violations
3
0.1 / yr
Penalties
$25
$8 avg / violation
Inspection trigger · planned
1 of 2
Inspection trigger · follow-up
1 of 2

50% of inspections at this establishment produced violations,

Peer comparison

64th

Above average violations. Peer group: 69,782 employers. This establishment has 3 OSHA violations; peer median is 1.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
57th
peer median: $0
Inspection frequency
73rd
peer median: 1

Safety self-report (OSHA 300A)

No self-reported injury rates filed with OSHA's Injury Tracking Application for MERCK SHARP & DOHME. Verify directly with OSHA Injury Tracking Application

Inspection breakdown

Planned
1
Follow-up
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 SHARP & DOHME. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Activity timeline

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

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 51+ years. Most recent activity: 51 years ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.

Wage & Hour Division (WHD)

No WHD wage, overtime, or child-labor enforcement cases on file for MERCK SHARP & DOHME. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for MERCK SHARP & DOHME. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration

Labor relations (NLRB)

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

Total cases
14
Unfair labor practice
14

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.

Visa & labor certification (OFLC)

No H-1B, H-2A, or H-2B labor condition applications on file for MERCK SHARP & DOHME. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for MERCK SHARP & DOHME. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency

Federal criminal prosecution record

Prosecutions
1
Total payments
$321.6M
Disposition
Guilty Plea
Crime type
FDCA / Pharma

First case: 2012-04-24. Most recent: 2012-04-24. Source: UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry — federal pleas, DPAs, and NPAs.

CPSC product recalls

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. Source: Consumer Product Safety Commission, matched on company name.

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
1975-04-01Follow-up0$0
1975-02-10Planned3$25

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

In the news

Part of a larger organization

MERCK SHARP & DOHME 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.

Other locations under this parent

Other establishments operated by Merck & Co., Inc, ordered by federal enforcement volume:

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on MERCK SHARP & DOHME 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.

Frequently asked

What is MERCK SHARP & DOHME's OSHA violation history?
MERCK SHARP & DOHME has 2 OSHA inspections on record with 3 violations and $25 in total penalties.