Chan once fractured his skull falling out of a tree

Chan, famous for doing his own stunts in elaborate fight sequences, was hit in the chest by a table during a scene for the upcoming Rush Hour 3.

The injury is in the same place the 52-year-old actor was hurt earlier this year when kicked by a stuntman.

Writing on his website, Chan said a doctor found no serious damage but he was required to take painkillers.

"I was in a lot of pain because it was in the same spot where I had gotten hurt during the filming of Rob-B-Hood," he said.

He added that he had tried to work through the discomfort but had been ordered to a doctor by the film company.

Chan has suffered numerous injuries throughout his career, the worst was a brain haemorrhage while filming Armour of God.

He said in an interview last year he usually feels pain in his waist, knees and shoulders when he wakes up.