hahah, seen your source, found it wikipedia!! wasn't it???and in...

hahah, seen your source, found it
wikipedia!! wasn't it???

and in the same article as it says 20,000/year, it then states above that;

In 2006, according to the State Work Safety Supervision Administration, 4,749 Chinese coal miners were killed in thousands of blasts, floods, and other accidents. For example, a gas explosion at the Nanshan Colliery killed 24 people on November 13, 2006; the mine was operating without any safety license and the Xinhua News Agency claimed the cause was incorrect usage of explosives. However, the 2006 rate was 20.1% less than 2005 despite an 8.1% increase in production.[9]



( more likely a typo you've taken as being reality, without cross referencing your facts... remember on wikiedia, anyone can alter info.

so do you admit you are wrong?