MERCK SHARP & DOHME, LLC

29% of inspections at this establishment produced violations,

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. 3 distinct standards shown · 3 citations in this view · $1,300 in penalties.

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.

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

Self-reported events under 29 CFR 1904.39 (24-hour notification of hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye) · Feb 2015 – Aug 2023 · 2 in last 5 years

Most frequent event: Struck by or caught in swinging door or gate

Source: OSHA Severe Injury Reports (federal OSHA only; state-plan states like California, Oregon, and Washington maintain their own programs and do not consistently report into this feed).

Each row is a hospitalization, amputation, or eye-loss event the employer self-reported to OSHA under 29 CFR 1904.39. Narratives are written by the reporting employer.

Source: OSHA Severe Injury Reports. Federal-OSHA jurisdiction only by default; some state-plan programs report voluntarily.

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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.). 6 cases · 6 ULP

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

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

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

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

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

Federal corporate prosecution records from the University of Virginia Corporate Prosecution Registry. DPA = Deferred Prosecution Agreement; NPA = Non-Prosecution Agreement; both are pre-trial settlements where the defendant accepts terms but avoids conviction. Monitor = court-appointed compliance oversight, usually 2-5 years. 1 case · 1 plea/conviction · $321,636,000 in penalties / restitution.

Source: University of Virginia Corporate Prosecution Registry (maintained by Prof. Brandon L. Garrett, Duke University). The registry has no state or jurisdiction-of-incorporation field on the company side, so same-name employers in different states may mis-attribute -- verify against the source case documents when precision matters.

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.

Every CPSC consumer-product recall associated with this manufacturer, most-recent first. Hazards reflect CPSC’s classification (laceration, fire, fall, choking, lead exposure, etc.). Each row links to the agency’s authoritative recall page for the full remedy / contact / recall-number detail. 1 recall shown · 1 distinct hazard categories.

Source: Consumer Product Safety Commission. Recall details (specific products, sale dates, remedy instructions) live on the cpsc.gov record linked from each row.

This location

Federal contract dollars to this establishment. Primary NAICS: 325412 - PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATION MANUFACTURING. Last action: 2022-03-30. Source: USAspending.gov, net obligations. Recipient address is the SAM registration / HQ address, not necessarily the worksite.