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Food processing is the conversion of raw ingredients into food or other forms of food. The spice sector plays a significant part in agricultural industry. Spice plays a major in the kitchens of India. The workers of spice mills survive in the area filled with fine dust of spices including chilies, coriander, and mixed masalas. Workers in spice mills are exposed to a variety of respiratory illnesses. The workers of frozen units face hazards including thermally induced problems like chills. Many of them suffer due to the low temperature constantly prevailing in the cold storage units. A standard questionnaire was prepared and the survey was conducted through personal interviews, and google forms in both spice processing mills and frozen food units. The questionnaire includes socio-demographic profile and questions related to the occupational hazards faced by the workers of spice mills and frozen food units. Chills, frostbite, hypothermia, trench foot are the most common hazards faced by the workers of frozen units.