SOMERSET, Pa. ? A mining executive said Tuesday that he had been in touch with all nine men rescued from a flooded coal mine over the weekend, one day after some of them complained their boss hadn’t been in touch.

Dave Rebuck, president of Black Wolf Coal Co., said he was able to see eight of the men and spoke with the ninth on the telephone.

“I gave them hugs; some of the guys were down here (at Quecreek Mine) and we greeted each other and talked,” Rebuck said.

Some of the miners had said they were upset their bosses had not tried to contact them after their dramatic rescue Sunday, more than three days after they were trapped in a flooded shaft.

Rebuck said he did not have time to speak with the miners after their rescue but had slept in his pickup truck at the mine during the rescue operation.

He said the men would be paid for the time they were in the mine and would receive medical and workers’ compensation benefits.

“They wanted pay for the time they were in the mine. That’s reasonable to me, so we worked out an agreement,” Rebuck said.

Thomas Foy, 51, was the only miner still hospitalized Tuesday. Foy, who was in good condition, has a history of heart problems.

Investigators are focusing on the accuracy of maps used by the miners, who cut through the wall of an adjacent mine and sent millions of gallons of water pouring into the Quecreek shafts. The miners’ maps showed the adjacent mine to be 300 feet away.

A special Pennsylvania commission to include coal mine operators, union representatives, mine engineers and surveyors will scrutinize the accident as well as the state’s mine-permitting process and emergency-response procedures.

The mine had a regular inspection only a week before, Dave Lauriski, assistant secretary for the U.S. Mine Safety and Health Administration, said.

Rebuck said the company hopes to have the mine up and running in several months.